[news.eclipse.modeling.gmt] Re: [Epsilon]cloning a model element in EOL

[Dimitrios Kolovos <dskolovos@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kimon,

Thanks for submitting https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=246352

I'll look into it shortly.

Cheers,
Dimitris

Dimitrios Kolovos wrote:
> Hi Kimon,
>
> There is currently no built-in operation for copying model elements in 
> EOL; however this seems to be a useful addition. Could you please open a 
> feature request in the bugzilla?
>
> As a temporary workaround you can use the (static) 
> EcoreUtil.copy(EObject eObject) method which does exactly that. You'll 
> need to create a new Epsilon tool and add a copy(EObject) operation that 
> delegates to the respective operation of the EcoreUtil class.
>
> Cheers,
> Dimitris
>
> Kimon Polychroniadis wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to copy an element of my model in another container in the
> > model. For example I got element A in container C1 and I want to make a
> > copy of A (e.g. B) in another container (e.g. C2). So the goal is to
> > have A in C1 and B in C2, wiht A and B being identical.
> >
> > However, I noticed that the ':= ' operator moves the object rather
> > copying it. I also thought of using the clone() command, manipulating 
> > the element as a Collection, no result. Is there a more rational way 
> > of doing this?
> >
> > Thank you in advance,
> > Kimon