From 332c2f959b41b6fe3e8b0e6b6d4bfc5962dfcdd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matej Sekoranja <unknown>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:36:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added copy() method back to convert, since it is usually used
 by external modules; marked as DEPRECATED

---
 src/pv/convert.h | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/pv/convert.h b/src/pv/convert.h
index 4741bf8..b497caa 100644
--- a/src/pv/convert.h
+++ b/src/pv/convert.h
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ class epicsShareClass Convert {
 public:
     static ConvertPtr getConvert();
 
+    /**
+     * Copy from a PVField to another PVField.
+     * This calls one on copyScalar, copyArray, copyStructure.
+     * The two arguments must be compatible.
+     * @param from The source.
+     * @param to The destination
+     * @throws std::invalid_argument if the arguments are not compatible.
+     * @DEPRECATED use "to->copy[Unchecked](*from)" instead
+     */
+    void copy(PVFieldPtr const & from, PVFieldPtr const & to) {
+        to->copy(*from);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert a PVField to a string.
      * If a PVField is a structure or array be prepared for a very long string.