create copy of an object code example

Example 1: copy object javascript

var x = {myProp: "value"};
var y = Object.assign({}, x);

Example 2: copy object javascript

// es6
const obj = {name: 'john', surname: 'smith'};
const objCopy = {...obj};

Example 3: java clone method

int serial = 123;
MyObject thing1 = new MyObject(serial, "Name");
thing1.addDescription("The object I plan on cloning");

MyObject thing2 = thing1.clone();



@Override
public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
	MyObject clone = new MyObject(this.serial, this.name); // All items were immutable
  	clone.description = new String(this.description); // If a field is not immutable
  	return clone;
}