is record.copy() a deep copy?

AI generated answer (using internal Slack threads):

In NetSuite SuiteScript, the

record.copy()

function is used to create a copy of an existing record. This function requires the record type and the internal ID of the record to be copied as parameters. However, it's important to note that

record.copy()

is not a deep copy. It only copies the top-level record and its field values. It does not copy sublists or subrecords. If you need to copy sublists or subrecords, you will need to handle that manually in your script. Here is an example of how to use `record.copy()`:

javascript
var newRecord = record.copy({
    type: record.Type.SALES_ORDER,
    id: 157
});

In this example, a new sales order is created as a copy of the sales order with the internal ID of 157. If you want to create a copy of a record that has not yet been saved, you will need to manually copy the field values from the original record to the new record. The

record.copy()

function cannot be used in this case because it requires the internal ID of an existing record. Here is an example of how to manually copy field values from one record to another:

javascript
const parentRecord = record.create({type, isDynamic: true});
const fieldsToCopy = ['field1', 'field2', 'field3'];
const childRecord = record.create({type, isDynamic: true});

fieldsToCopy.forEach(field => {
  childRecord.setValue({
    fieldId: field,
    value: parentRecord.getValue(field)
  });
});

In this example, the values of the fields 'field1', 'field2', and 'field3' are copied from

parentRecord

to

childRecord

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