## StyleCollection::AddCopy method


Copies a style into this collection.

```cpp
System::SharedPtr<Aspose::Words::Style> Aspose::Words::StyleCollection::AddCopy(const System::SharedPtr<Aspose::Words::Style> &style)
```


| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| style | const System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::Style\>\& | [Style](../../style/) to be copied. |

### ReturnValue

Copied style ready for usage.
## Remarks


[Style](../../style/) to be copied can belong to the same document as well as to different document.

Linked style is copied.

This method does doesn't copy base styles.

If collection already contains a style with the same name, then new name is automatically generated by adding "_number" suffix starting from 0 e.g. "Normal_0", "Heading 1_1" etc. Use [Name](../../style/get_name/) setter for changing the name of the imported style.

## Examples



Shows how to clone a document's style. 
```cpp
auto doc = System::MakeObject<Aspose::Words::Document>();

// The AddCopy method creates a copy of the specified style and
// automatically generates a new name for the style, such as "Heading 1_0".
System::SharedPtr<Aspose::Words::Style> newStyle = doc->get_Styles()->AddCopy(doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Heading 1"));

// Use the style's "Name" property to change the style's identifying name.
newStyle->set_Name(u"My Heading 1");

// Our document now has two identical looking styles with different names.
// Changing settings of one of the styles do not affect the other.
newStyle->get_Font()->set_Color(System::Drawing::Color::get_Red());

ASSERT_EQ(u"My Heading 1", newStyle->get_Name());
ASSERT_EQ(u"Heading 1", doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Heading 1")->get_Name());

ASSERT_EQ(doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Heading 1")->get_Type(), newStyle->get_Type());
ASSERT_EQ(doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Heading 1")->get_Font()->get_Name(), newStyle->get_Font()->get_Name());
ASPOSE_ASSERT_EQ(doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Heading 1")->get_Font()->get_Size(), newStyle->get_Font()->get_Size());
ASPOSE_ASSERT_NE(doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Heading 1")->get_Font()->get_Color(), newStyle->get_Font()->get_Color());
```


Shows how to import a style from one document into a different document. 
```cpp
auto srcDoc = System::MakeObject<Aspose::Words::Document>();

// Create a custom style for the source document.
System::SharedPtr<Aspose::Words::Style> srcStyle = srcDoc->get_Styles()->Add(StyleType::Paragraph, u"MyStyle");
srcStyle->get_Font()->set_Color(System::Drawing::Color::get_Red());

// Import the source document's custom style into the destination document.
auto dstDoc = System::MakeObject<Aspose::Words::Document>();
System::SharedPtr<Aspose::Words::Style> newStyle = dstDoc->get_Styles()->AddCopy(srcStyle);

// The imported style has an appearance identical to its source style.
ASSERT_EQ(u"MyStyle", newStyle->get_Name());
ASSERT_EQ(System::Drawing::Color::get_Red().ToArgb(), newStyle->get_Font()->get_Color().ToArgb());
```

## See Also

* Class [Style](../../style/)
* Class [StyleCollection](../)
* Namespace [Aspose::Words](../../)
* Library [Aspose.Words for C++](../../../)