Shallow clone object

OSCC · JavaScript, Object · Sep 15, 2020

Creates a shallow clone of an object.

• Use Object.assign() and an empty object ({}) to create a shallow clone of the original.

const shallowClone = obj => Object.assign({}, obj);

const a = { x: true, y: 1 };
const b = shallowClone(a); // a !== b

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