NSDictionary+DeepCopy.h

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//  NSDictionary+DeepCopy.h
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/*
	This category adds a method to NSDictionary that performs a deep copy of all
	instead of the usual shallow copy. For any objects inside it, it calls deepCopy
	again, unless they don't implement that selector, then a regular copy will
	be done.
*/

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//	Headers:
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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>


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//	Interface:
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@interface NSDictionary (UKDeepCopy)

-(NSDictionary*)  deepCopy;							// Call deepCopy on anything that understands it, copy on anything else.

-(NSMutableDictionary*)  deepMutableContainerCopy;	// Call deepMutableContainerCopy on anyone that understands it, copy on anything else.
-(NSMutableDictionary*)  deepMutableCopy;			// Call deepMutableCopy on anyone that understands it, mutableCopy on anything else.

@end