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# clone
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offers foolproof _deep cloning_ of objects, arrays, numbers, strings etc. in JavaScript.
## Installation
npm install clone
(It also works with browserify, ender or standalone.)
## Example
~~~ javascriptvar clone = require('clone');
var a, b;
a = { foo: { bar: 'baz' } }; // initial value of a
b = clone(a); // clone a -> ba.foo.bar = 'foo'; // change a
console.log(a); // show aconsole.log(b); // show b~~~
This will print:
~~~ javascript{ foo: { bar: 'foo' } }{ foo: { bar: 'baz' } }~~~
**clone** masters cloning simple objects (even with custom prototype), arrays,Date objects, and RegExp objects. Everything is cloned recursively, so that youcan clone dates in arrays in objects, for example.
## API
`clone(val, circular, depth)`
* `val` -- the value that you want to clone, any type allowed * `circular` -- boolean
Call `clone` with `circular` set to `false` if you are certain that `obj` contains no circular references. This will give better performance if needed. There is no error if `undefined` or `null` is passed as `obj`. * `depth` -- depth to which the object is to be cloned (optional, defaults to infinity)
`clone.clonePrototype(obj)`
* `obj` -- the object that you want to clone
Does a prototype clone as[described by Oran Looney](http://oranlooney.com/functional-javascript/).
## Circular References
~~~ javascriptvar a, b;
a = { hello: 'world' };
a.myself = a;b = clone(a);
console.log(b);~~~
This will print:
~~~ javascript{ hello: "world", myself: [Circular] }~~~
So, `b.myself` points to `b`, not `a`. Neat!
## Test
npm test
## Caveat
Some special objects like a socket or `process.stdout`/`stderr` are known to notbe cloneable. If you find other objects that cannot be cloned, please [open anissue](https://github.com/pvorb/node-clone/issues/new).
## Bugs and Issues
If you encounter any bugs or issues, feel free to [open an issue atgithub](https://github.com/pvorb/node-clone/issues) or send me an email to<paul@vorba.ch>. I also always like to hear from you, if you’re using my code.
## License
Copyright © 2011-2015 [Paul Vorbach](http://paul.vorba.ch/) and[contributors](https://github.com/pvorb/node-clone/graphs/contributors).
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy ofthis software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal inthe Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights touse, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies ofthe Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in allcopies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS ORIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESSFOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS ORCOPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHERIN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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