javascript value deep copy code example

Example 1: shallow copy vs deep copy js

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A deep copy means that all of the values of the new variable
are copied and disconnected from the original variable. 
A shallow copy means that certain (sub-)values are still connected
to the original variable. To really understand copying,
you have to get into how JavaScript stores values


/*

Example 2: deep copy js

//recursive deep copy of object
function dup(o) {
    // "string", number, boolean
    if(typeof(o) != "object") {
        return o;
    }
    
     // null
    if(!o) {
        return o; // null
    }
    
    var r = (o instanceof Array) ? [] : {};
    for(var i in o) {
        if(o.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
            r[i] = dup(o[i]);
        }
    }
    return r;
}