# 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/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Serialization/Cloning/IDeepCopier.cs)

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

Returns the input value.

### Parameters

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