--- !ruby/object:RDoc::RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: Creates a shallow copy of self.
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::VERB 
  :body: "  d = Document.new &quot;&lt;a&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;b/&gt;&lt;c&gt;&lt;d/&gt;&lt;/c&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;\n  new_a = d.root.clone\n  puts new_a  # =&gt; &quot;&lt;a/&gt;&quot;\n"
full_name: REXML::Element#clone
is_singleton: false
name: clone
params: ()
visibility: public
