copy object with new reference javascript code example

Example 1: clone object in js

var student = {name: "Rahul", age: "16", hobby: "football"};

//using ES6
var studentCopy1 = Object.assign({}, student);
//using spread syntax
var studentCopy2 = {...student}; 
//Fast cloning with data loss
var studentCopy3 = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(student));

Example 2: object clone javascript

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 }