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<refentry xml:id="arrayobject.getarraycopy" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ArrayObject::getArrayCopy</refname>
  <refpurpose>Creates a copy of the ArrayObject.</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <modifier>public</modifier> <type>array</type><methodname>ArrayObject::getArrayCopy</methodname>
   <void/>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Exports the <classname>ArrayObject</classname> to an array.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  &no.function.parameters;
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns a copy of the array. When the <classname>ArrayObject</classname> refers to an object
   an array of the public properties of that object will be returned.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>ArrayObject::getArrayCopy</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Array of available fruits
$fruits = array("lemons" => 1, "oranges" => 4, "bananas" => 5, "apples" => 10);

$fruitsArrayObject = new ArrayObject($fruits);
$fruitsArrayObject['pears'] = 4;

// create a copy of the array
$copy = $fruitsArrayObject->getArrayCopy();
print_r($copy);

?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
Array
(
    [lemons] => 1
    [oranges] => 4
    [bananas] => 5
    [apples] => 10
    [pears] => 4
)
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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