What’s the difference between the System.Array.CopyTo()

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Hi... Ques : Hello friend I have some confusion between System.Array.CopyTo() and System.Array.Clone() . Please explain What's the difference between the System.Array.CopyTo() and System.Array.Clone() ?

Senthilkumar · Answer

Hi Clone() is used to copy only structure of data/array it doesn't copy the actual data. CopyTo() copies the structure as well as actual data. Clone() just implements the ICloneable interface. It creates new instance of array holding the same elements but returns object you have to cast. ArrayCopy() is static helper method. It copies elements from one array to another. The destination array has to be already created with right dimension. You can use this method instead for loop. you can find more information on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/198496/difference-between-the-system-array-copyto-and-system-array-clone