Taking a copy of an object

[Bruno Medeiros]

kris wrote:
> 
> BTW: one concern I'd have with a root-Object dup() method is the need to 
> cast the returned instance. Presumeably a more specific compiler 
> implementation (of object.dup) would sidestep that need for casting?

There is no need for casting. Since D supports covariant return types, 
the overriding methods can return their specific types:

   class Foo {
     Foo Clone() {
       return new Foo();
     }
   }

   class FooBar : Foo {
     override FooBar Clone() {
       return new FooBar();
     }
   }

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