Imagick::clone

Makes an exact copy of the Imagick object

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Makes an exact copy of the Imagick object.

This function has been DEPRECATED as of imagick 3.1.0 in favour of using the clone keyword.

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### Imagick object cloning in different versions of imagick

    <?php
    // Cloning an Imagick object in imagick 2.x and 3.0:
    $newImage = $image->clone();

    // Cloning an Imagick object from 3.1.0 on:
    $newImage = clone $image;
    ?>

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A copy of the Imagick object is returned.

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&Version; | &Description;
3.1.0 | The method was deprecated in favour of the clone keyword.