What is the most efficient way to deep clone an object in JavaScript?
What is the most efficient way to clone a JavaScript object? I've seen
obj = eval(uneval(o)); being used, but that's non-standard and only supported by Firefox. I've done things like obj = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(o)); but question the efficiency. I've also seen recursive copying functions with various flaws.
I'm surprised no canonical solution exists.
Answer :
Note: This is a reply to another answer, not a proper response to this question. If you wish to have fast object cloning please follow Corban's advice in their answer to this question.
I want to note that the
.clone() method in jQuery only clones DOM elements. In order to clone JavaScript objects, you would do:// Shallow copy
var newObject = jQuery.extend({}, oldObject);
// Deep copy
var newObject = jQuery.extend(true, {}, oldObject);
More information can be found in the jQuery documentation.
I also want to note that the deep copy is actually much smarter than what is shown above – it's able to avoid many traps (trying to deep extend a DOM element, for example). It's used frequently in jQuery core and in plugins to great effect.