# ShallowCopier<T>.DeepCopy(T?, CopyContext)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.cloning.shallowcopier-1/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.serialization/orleans.serialization.cloning.shallowcopier-1/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/1644940b035c7bdf215a4fd7135757c06bcfe9ec/src/Orleans.Serialization/Cloning/IDeepCopier.cs)

```csharp
public T? DeepCopy(T? input, CopyContext _)
```

Returns the input value.

### Parameters

- `input` (`T?`)
- `_` (`CopyContext`)