$value) { // If the value of the property is an object then clone it. if (is_object($value)) { $this->$property = clone $value; } elseif (is_array($value)) { // The value is an array that may use objects as values. Iterate // over the array and clone any values that are objects into a // new array. // For some reason, if we try to set $this->$property to an // empty array then update it as we go it ends up being empty. // If we use a new array that we then set as the value of // $this->$property all is well. $new_value = array(); foreach ($value as $index => $array_value) { $new_value[$index] = (is_object($array_value) ? clone $array_value : $array_value); } // Set the property to the new array. $this->$property = $new_value; } } } }