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Created November 14, 2018 11:48
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Javascript objects deep clone with types preservation
function deepClone(obj) {
var copy;
// Handle the 3 simple types, and null or undefined
if (null == obj || "object" != typeof obj) return obj;
// Handle Date
if (obj instanceof Date) {
copy = new Date();
copy.setTime(obj.getTime());
return copy;
}
// Handle Array
if (obj instanceof Array) {
copy = [];
for (var i = 0, len = obj.length; i < len; i++) {
copy[i] = deepClone(obj[i]);
}
return copy;
}
// Handle Function
if (obj instanceof Function) {
copy = function() {
return obj.apply(this, arguments);
}
return copy;
}
// Handle Object
if (obj instanceof Object) {
copy = {};
for (var attr in obj) {
if (obj.hasOwnProperty(attr)) copy[attr] = deepClone(obj[attr]);
}
return copy;
}
throw new Error("Unable to copy obj as type isn't supported " + obj.constructor.name);
}
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