Given the following class:

class A
{
    public List<B> ListB;

    // etc...
}

where B is another class that may inherit/contain some other classes.


Given this scenario:

  1. A is a large class and contains many reference types
  2. I cannot mark B as [Serializable] as I don't have access to source code of B

The following methods to perform deep copying do not work:

  1. I cannot use ICloneable or MemberwiseClone as class A contains many reference types
  2. I cannot write a copy constructor for A, as the class is large and continuously being added to, and contains classes (like B) that cannot be deep copied
  3. I cannot use serialization as I cannot mark a contained class (like B, where no source code available) as [Serializable]

How can I deep copy class A?

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