Copies the reference provided creating a newly allocated copy, including he content inside.
- Parameters:
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| item | The item to copy. |
| set_parent | Optionally, allows to provide the parent to be configured to the item created. This is really required while copying items that contains nodes. |
- Returns:
- A newly allocated axlItem reference, containing the same data (a deep copy) and optionally configured with the provided parent.