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---
title: "How to: Obtain a Writable Copy of a Read-Only Freezable"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs:
- "csharp"
- "vb"
helpviewer_keywords:
- "cloning Freezable objects [WPF]"
- "Freezable objects [WPF], modifiable clones"
ms.assetid: d028de61-bbe9-4d62-b656-8fe3b1b2ca24
---
# How to: Obtain a Writable Copy of a Read-Only Freezable
This example shows how to use the <xref:System.Windows.Freezable.Clone%2A> method to create a writable copy of a read-only <xref:System.Windows.Freezable>.
After a <xref:System.Windows.Freezable> object is marked as read-only ("frozen"), you cannot modify it. However, you can use the <xref:System.Windows.Freezable.Clone%2A> method to create a modifiable clone of the frozen object.
## Example
The following example creates a modifiable clone of a frozen <xref:System.Windows.Media.SolidColorBrush> object.
[!code-csharp[freezablesample_procedural#CloneExample](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/freezablesample_procedural/CSharp/freezablesample.cs#cloneexample)]
[!code-vb[freezablesample_procedural#CloneExample](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/freezablesample_procedural/visualbasic/freezablesample.vb#cloneexample)]
For more information about <xref:System.Windows.Freezable> objects, see the [Freezable Objects Overview](freezable-objects-overview.md).
## See also
- <xref:System.Windows.Freezable>
- <xref:System.Windows.Freezable.CloneCurrentValue%2A>
- [Freezable Objects Overview](freezable-objects-overview.md)
- [How-to Topics](base-elements-how-to-topics.md)