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# Clone()

> Acquires another reference to the same data. Both references must be disposed.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.AnimationModule

```csharp
public BlobObjectReference<T> Clone()
```

### Returns

| Type                                                                                           | Description                                                   |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [BlobObjectReference\<T>](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unityengine/blobobjectreference1.md) | The new reference to the same blob data. You must dispose it. |

### Remarks

You can call this method from any thread, for example to give a job its own reference to the data. Cloning an invalid reference returns an invalid reference. Dispose each clone separately from the reference it came from.