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Clone object function JS
function clone(obj) {
// Handle the 3 simple types, and null or undefined
if (null == obj || "object" != typeof obj) return obj;
// Handle Date
if (obj instanceof Date) {
var copy = new Date();
copy.setTime(obj.getTime());
return copy;
}
// Handle Array
if (obj instanceof Array) {
var copy = [];
for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; ++i) {
copy[i] = clone(obj[i]);
}
return copy;
}
// Handle Object
if (obj instanceof Object) {
var copy = {};
for (var attr in obj) {
if (obj.hasOwnProperty(attr)) copy[attr] = clone(obj[attr]);
}
return copy;
}
throw new Error("UnableToCopyObject");
}
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