ebonneville

var bob = {
    name: "Bob",
    age: 32
};

var bill = $.extend(true, {}, bob);
bill.name = "Bill";

console.log(bob);
console.log(bill);

ebonneville

var bob = {
    name: "Bob",
    age: 32
};

var bill = (JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(bob)));
bill.name = "Bill";

console.log(bob);
console.log(bill);

ebonneville

// recursive function to clone an object. If a non object parameter
// is passed in, that parameter is returned and no recursion occurs.

function cloneObject(obj) {
    if (obj === null || typeof obj !== 'object') {
        return obj;
    }

    var temp = obj.constructor(); // give temp the original obj's constructor
    for (var key in obj) {

ebonneville

myString = (myString == "true");

ebonneville

var myString = "true";

if(myString == "true") {
    // this evaluates to true correctly, myString is true
}

if(myString == "false") {
    // this evaluates to false, also correct, since myString doesn't equal false.
}

ebonneville

var myString = "true";

if(Boolean(myString)) {
    // very good, this if statement evaluates to true correctly!
}

if(!Boolean(myString)) {
    // and this one evaluates to false! Our problems are solved!
}

ebonneville

var myString = true;

if (myString) {
    // this should evaluate to true because myString = "true", and it does. Good!
}

if (!myString) {
    // uh oh! This evaluates to true as well. Why? Because if(!myString)
    // is checking to see if myString *exists*, not if it's *true*.
}

ebonneville

myString = (myString == "true");

ebonneville

var myString = "true";

if(myString == "true") {
    // this evaluates to true correctly, myString is true
}

if(myString == "false") {
    // this evaluates to false, also correct, since myString doesn't equal false.
}

ebonneville

var myString = "true";

if(Boolean(myString)) {
    // very good, this if statement evaluates to true correctly!
}

if(!Boolean(myString)) {
    // and this one evaluates to false! Our problems are solved!
}