assign an object to another object in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript clone object

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

//Obs: nested objects are still copied as reference.

Example 2: javascript object.assign

const target = { a: 1, b: 2 };
const source = { b: 4, c: 5 };

const returnedTarget = Object.assign(target, source);

console.log(target);
// expected output: Object { a: 1, b: 4, c: 5 }

console.log(returnedTarget);
// expected output: Object { a: 1, b: 4, c: 5 }