Copies param values from this instance to another instance for
        params shared by them.

        :param to: the target instance
        :param extra: extra params to be copied
        :return: the target instance with param values copied

def _copyValues(self, to, extra=None):
        """
        Copies param values from this instance to another instance for
        params shared by them.

        :param to: the target instance
        :param extra: extra params to be copied
        :return: the target instance with param values copied
        """
        paramMap = self._paramMap.copy()
        if extra is not None:
            paramMap.update(extra)
        for param in self.params:
            # copy default params
            if param in self._defaultParamMap and to.hasParam(param.name):
                to._defaultParamMap[to.getParam(param.name)] = self._defaultParamMap[param]
            # copy explicitly set params
            if param in paramMap and to.hasParam(param.name):
                to._set(**{param.name: paramMap[param]})
        return to