Copying Structure Elements


For a list of all Structure functions and related topics, see Structures.

Some structure editing commands can copy a range of structure elements. Copy operations ignore the editing mode of the destination structure; elements are always inserted during copy operations.

After a copy operation, the destination structure's element pointer is left pointing at the last copied element. Copying elements when the source and destination structure are the same is also permitted. The semantics specify that the copy occurs as though the elements in the copy range are first copied to a temporary area and then inserted at the desired spot in the destination structure.

See also: Positioning of the Element and Element Pointer.