/** performs a deep copy of all the attributes of the field */
public FieldMetaData deepCopy() {
FieldMetaData fieldCopy = new ElementaryFieldMetaData(new String(myName), myRecord.getName());
fieldCopy.setIsFieldRedefine(isRedefine);
fieldCopy.setDecimalPosition(decimalPosition);
fieldCopy.setArraySize(myArraySize);
fieldCopy.setSize(mySize);
fieldCopy.setOffset(myOffset);
fieldCopy.setType(myType);
if (isFieldRedefine()) {
fieldCopy.setFieldRedefined(myFieldRedefined.deepCopy());
}
fieldCopy.setDependentFieldName(new String(myDependentFieldName));
fieldCopy.setIsSigned(isSigned);
return fieldCopy;
}
