PVScalarPtr PVDataCreate::createPVScalar(PVScalarPtr const & scalarToClone)
{
     ScalarType scalarType = scalarToClone->getScalar()->getScalarType();
     PVScalarPtr pvScalar = createPVScalar(scalarType);
     pvScalar->copyUnchecked(*scalarToClone);
     return pvScalar;
}