# Ds\Set::copy

(PECL ds >= 1.0.0)

Ds\Set::copy — Returns a shallow copy of the set

### Description

public Ds\Set::copy ( ) : Ds\Set

Returns a shallow copy of the set.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns a shallow copy of the set.

### Examples

Example #1 Ds\Set::copy() example

`<?php
$a = new \Ds\Set([1, 2, 3]);
$b = $a->copy();
// Updating the copy doesn't affect the original
$b->add(4);
print_r($a);
print_r($b);
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    Ds\Set Object
    (
        [0] => 1
        [1] => 2
        [2] => 3
    )
    Ds\Set Object
    (
        [0] => 1
        [1] => 2
        [2] => 3
        [3] => 4
    )