Answer / bhavesh chhatrala

Clone :- It only copies structure, does not copy data.
Copy :- Copies both Structure and data

Answer / satyambabu

dataset.Clone :- It only copies structure, does not copy
data.
dataset.Copy :- Copies both Structure and data

Answer / suresh.gv

dataset.Clone or Deep Copy :- It only copies structure,
does not copy
data.
dataset.Copy or Shallow Copy :- Copies both Structure and
data

Answer / muzism

Shallow copy is when the address of the object is assigned
to another of the same type. If a change to one is made,
the change is apparent in both instances.

Deep copy is when the entire contents of the object are
copied from one object into another. Hence, there are two
autonomous instances of the object. If a change to one is
made, the change is confined to that object.

Dataset.clone() duplicates (only) the structure of an
dataset, with no data being duplicated.

Dataset.copy() performs a deep copy of the dataset

Answer / nitin

Dataset.clone method only copies structure while Copy
method copies structure as well as data also.

Answer / prudhvi

dataset.clone method copies the structure of the DataSet,
including all datatable schemas, relations, and constraints.
But it does not copy any data. Whereas, dataset.copy method
copies both the structure and data

Answer / anand r.b

DataSet.clone perform Shallow copy only strucature should
be copy not data
where as Datset.Copy perform Deepa copy it should copy
strucature with data

Answer / momo altawil

Clone() :cop only Structure and create new instance of the
obj.
copy() :cop the structure and Data without Create new
instance.

Answer / tahir

dataset.Clone or Deep Copy :- It only copies structure,
does not copy
data.
dataset.Copy or Shallow Copy :- Copies both Structure and
data

Answer / dasaradhi

Clone -- Creates another reference (Pointer) to the same
location.

Copy -- Creates two different references to two different
Address Spaces

DataSet dsOriginal = new DataSet();
DataSet dsClone = dsOriginal.Clone();
DataSet dsCopy = dsCopy.Copy();

What does this mean?
Well, here is the answer.
If you make changes to dsClone, they will reflect in
dsOriginal also. where as you do changes to dsCopy, the
changes will not reflect in dsOriginal.

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