PHP | Ds\Deque copy() Function

The Ds\Deque::copy() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return a copy of the Deque. This will return a shallow copy of the Deque.

Syntax:

public Ds\Deque::copy ( void ) : Ds\Deque

Parameters: This function does not contain any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns a copy of the Deque elements.

Below programs illustrate the Ds\Deque::copy() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php

// Declare deque
$deck = new \Ds\Deque([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

echo("Elements in the Deque\n");

// Display the Deque elements
var_dump($deck);

// Use copy() function to
// copy the Deque
$deck_copy = $deck->copy();

echo("\nCopy Deque elements\n");

// Display the Deque elements
var_dump($deck_copy);

?>

Output:

Elements in the Deque
object(Ds\Deque)#1 (6) {
  [0]=>
  int(1)
  [1]=>
  int(2)
  [2]=>
  int(3)
  [3]=>
  int(4)
  [4]=>
  int(5)
  [5]=>
  int(6)
}

Copy Deque elements
object(Ds\Deque)#2 (6) {
  [0]=>
  int(1)
  [1]=>
  int(2)
  [2]=>
  int(3)
  [3]=>
  int(4)
  [4]=>
  int(5)
  [5]=>
  int(6)
}

Program 2:

<?php

// Declare deque
$deck = new \Ds\Deque(["geeks", "for", "geeks"]);

echo("Elements in the Deque\n");

// Display the Deque elements
print_r($deck);

// Use copy() function to
// copy the Deque
$deck_copy = $deck->copy();

echo("\nCopy Deque elements\n");

// Display the Deque elements
print_r($deck_copy);

?>

Output:

Elements in the Deque
Ds\Deque Object
(
    [0] => geeks
    [1] => for
    [2] => geeks
)

Copy Deque elements
Ds\Deque Object
(
    [0] => geeks
    [1] => for
    [2] => geeks
)

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/ds-deque.copy.php