data_criteria.rb in health-data-standards-4.0.0

- old
+ new

@@ -146,10 +146,13 @@
     # clone method. This is needed because we need to extract a new source data criteria for variables
     # typically "cloning" is done by re-parsing the xml entry, however with post processing that does
     # not give us the correct SDC data when we are trying to recreate since we are looping back through
     # the same data criteria before it has finished processing: See: DocUtilities.extract_source_data_criteria
     def clone
-      other = DataCriteria.new(@entry, @data_criteria_references, @occurrences_map)
+      # Using 'self.class.new' in order to allow this DataCriteria class as
+      # well as any future new extending DataCriteria classes to use this clone
+      # function.
+      other = self.class.new(@entry, @data_criteria_references, @occurrences_map)
       other.instance_variable_set(:@id, @id)
       other.instance_variable_set(:@original_id, @original_id)
       other.instance_variable_set(:@property, @property)
       other.instance_variable_set(:@type, @type)
       other.instance_variable_set(:@status, @status)