PrimaryFeather · June 11, 2018 11:18 · Oct 10, 2013 · Oct 10, 2013
diff --git a/cloneObject b/cloneObject
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.gamua.flox.utils
 {
+    import flash.utils.describeType;
     import flash.utils.getQualifiedClassName;
 
     /** Creates a deep copy of the object. 

diff --git a/cloneObject b/cloneObject
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package com.gamua.flox.utils
+{
+    import flash.utils.getQualifiedClassName;
+
+    /** Creates a deep copy of the object. 
+     *  Beware: all complex data types will become mere 'Object' instances. Supported are only
+     *  primitive data types, arrays and objects. Any properties marked with "NonSerialized" 
+     *  meta data will be ignored by this method. 
+     * 
+     *  <p>Optionally, you can pass a 'filter' function. It will be called on any child object.
+     *  You can use this filter to create custom serializations. The following sample exchanges
+     *  every 'Date' instance with a custom string.</p>
+     * 
+     *  <pre>
+     *  clone:Object = cloneObject(original, function(object:Object):Object
+     *      {
+     *          if (object is Date) return DateUtil.toString(object as Date);
+     *          else return null; // 'null' causes default behaviour
+     *      });</pre>
+     */
+    public function cloneObject(object:Object, filter:Function=null):Object
+    {
+        if (filter != null)
+        {
+            var filteredClone:Object = filter(object);
+            if (filteredClone) return filteredClone;
+        }
+
+        if (object is Number || object is String || object is Boolean || object == null)
+            return object;
+        else if (object is Array)
+        {
+            var array:Array = object as Array;
+            var arrayClone:Array = [];
+            var length:int = array.length;
+            for (var i:int=0; i<length; ++i) arrayClone[i] = cloneObject(array[i], filter);
+            return arrayClone;
+        }
+        else 
+        {
+            var objectClone:Object = {};
+            var typeDescription:XML = null;
+
+            if (getQualifiedClassName(object) == "Object")
+            {
+                for (var key:String in object) 
+                    objectClone[key] = cloneObject(object[key], filter);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                typeDescription = describeType(object);
+                var properties:XMLList = typeDescription.variable + typeDescription.accessor;
+
+                for each (var property:XML in properties)
+                {
+                    var propertyName:String = [email protected]();
+                    var access:String = [email protected](); 
+                    var nonSerializedMetaData:XMLList = property.metadata.(@name == "NonSerialized");
+
+                    if (access != "writeonly" && nonSerializedMetaData.length() == 0)
+                        objectClone[propertyName] = cloneObject(object[propertyName], filter);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return objectClone;
+        }
+    }
+}