Title: File::__clone
Published: May 20, 2026

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# File::__clone()

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-files-dto-file/__clone/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-files-dto-file/__clone/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-files-dto-file/__clone/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Performs a deep clone of the file.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-files-dto-file/__clone/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

This method ensures that the MimeType value object is cloned to prevent any shared
references between the original and cloned file.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-files-dto-file/__clone/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function __clone()
    {
        $this->mimeType = clone $this->mimeType;
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/files/dto/file.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.0/src/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Files/DTO/File.php#L396)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.0/src/wp-includes/php-ai-client/src/Files/DTO/File.php#L396-L399)

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wordpress-aiclient-files-dto-file/__clone/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [0.4.2](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/0.4.2/) | Introduced. |

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