CONTROL:clone(
new_object_name,
parent_name,
data
)Create a new control (new_object_name), within an existing parent layer or group (parent_name) by copying all of the properties of this control. This new object will have all of the same actions, variables and it's current state will match the state of this control.
Controls and tables can be cloned into either layer or group parents as long as no name conflict exists.
The data argument is a table of properties that match the properties for
that type of object as described in the gre.set_control_attrs
or gre.set_table_attrs functions as applicable.
Parameters:
new_object_name The name for the new object, this must be a unique name in the parents namespace
parent_name The name of the layer or group to place this object within, this object must exist
data Optional: A table containing control attribute tags as the keys with new values to be applied.
Returns:
A CONTROL object representing the newly created control.