SYNOPSIS mixed copy (mixed arg) DESCRIPTION Create a shallow copy of and return it. For arrays and mappings this means that a new array or mapping is created with copies of the original content. Embedded arrays and mappings are copied by reference! For other values this function is a no-op. EXAMPLE mixed *a, *b; a = ({ 1, ({ 21, 22 }) }); b = copy(a); a[0] = -1; a[1][0] = -21; --> a is now ({ -1, ({ -21, 22 }) }) b is now ({ 1, ({ -21, 22 }) }) HISTORY Introduced in LDMud 3.2.6. SEE ALSO deep_copy(E)