copy array contents into array js code example

Example 1: javascript copy an array

let arr =["a","b","c"];
// ES6 way
const copy = [...arr];

// older method
const copy = Array.from(arr);

Example 2: 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));