copy array by reference javascript code example

Example 1: javascript copy array

// this is for array with complex object
var countries = [
  {name: 'USA', population: '300M'}, 
  {name: 'China', population: '1.6B'}
];

var newCountries = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(countries));

Example 2: how to copy one array to another in javascript

// 1) Array of literal-values (boolean, number, string) 
const type1 = [true, 1, "true"];

// 2) Array of literal-structures (array, object)
const type2 = [[], {}];

// 3) Array of prototype-objects (function)
const type3 = [function () {}, function () {}];