[Greyscale]

The purpose of this native is to create a copy of the data in the given handle, right?

So if I do:

new Handle:test = CreateArray(32);
    PushArrayString(test, "hello");
    PushArrayString(test, "hello2");
    PushArrayString(test, "hello3");
    new Handle:test2 = CloneHandle(test);
    SetArrayString(test2, 0, "hi");
    
    decl String:test3[32];
    GetArrayString(test, 0, test3, 32);
    PrintToServer("%s", test3);

Index 0 in the first array should print "hello" while index 0 in the second array should print "hi."


Well, this actually prints "hi." Modifying the data of the cloned handle modifies the data of the handle it was cloned from. If this is how it's meant to be, then how would I go about creating an independent clone?

[Fyren]

No, it's to make a new reference counted handle. The resource it represents will not be destroyed until the count is zero. If you get a handle from another plugin and want to store it, you must clone it. Otherwise, the other plugin could close the handle and you would not know; later use of your "copy" will end up erroring.

[p3tsin]

Originally Posted by Greyscale If this is how it's meant to be, then how would I go about creating an independent clone?

From adt_array.inc:

PHP Code:

/**
 * Clones an array, returning a new handle with the same size and data. This should NOT
 * be confused with CloneHandle. This is a completely new handle with the same data but
 * no relation to the original. You MUST close it.
 *
 * @param array            Array handle to be cloned
 * @return                New handle to the cloned array object
 * @error                Invalid Handle
 */
native Handle:CloneArray(Handle:array); 


[Greyscale]

Fyren: I understand now, thank you.

p3tsin: *facepalm* Thank you as well.