Ruby | Matrix clone() function

The clone() is an inbuilt method in Ruby returns a clone of the given matrix such that the contents are not referenced by identical objects.

Syntax: mat1.clone()

Parameters: The function needs a matrix whose clone is to returned.

Return Value: It returns the clone matrix.

Example 1:

# Ruby program for clone() method in Matrix

# Include matrix
require "matrix"

# Initialize a matrix
mat1 = Matrix[[1, 21], [31, 18]]

# Prints the value of mat1.clone()
puts  mat1.clone()

Output:

Matrix[[1, 21], [31, 18]]

Example 2:

# Ruby program for clone() method in Matrix

# Include matrix
require "matrix"

# Initialize a matrix
mat1 = Matrix[[1, 1, 5], [1, 1, 5], [1, 2, 5]]

# Prints the value of mat1.clone()
puts  mat1.clone()

Output:

Matrix[[1, 1, 5], [1, 1, 5], [1, 2, 5]]