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A function called DeepClone.js which takes an object and creates a copy of it. Tested using jest (see DeepClone.test.js)
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const DeepClone = (obj) => { | |
let copy; | |
// Handle the 3 simple types, and null or undefined | |
if (null === obj || "object" !== typeof obj) return obj; | |
// Handle Date | |
if (obj instanceof Date) { | |
copy = new Date(); | |
// A way to make one Date the same as another is by calling the setTime method | |
copy.setTime(obj.getTime()); | |
return copy; | |
} | |
// Handle Array | |
if (obj instanceof Array) { | |
copy = []; | |
for (let i = 0; i < obj.length; ++i) { | |
copy[i] = DeepClone(obj[i]); | |
} | |
return copy; | |
} | |
// Handle Object | |
if (obj instanceof Object) { | |
copy = {}; | |
for (let attr in obj) { | |
if (obj.hasOwnProperty(attr)) copy[attr] = DeepClone(obj[attr]); | |
} | |
return copy; | |
} | |
throw new Error("Unable to copy obj! Its type isn't supported."); | |
} | |
module.exports = {DeepClone}; |
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/** | |
* Used to test DeepClone.js | |
*/ | |
const { DeepClone } = require('./DeepClone') | |
const obj = {name: "Paddy", address: {town: "Lerum", country: "Sweden"}}; | |
test("cloning an object", () => { | |
// toEqual compares the values of two objects. | |
// it checks the equality of all the properties or elements. | |
// It does not compare references | |
expect(DeepClone(obj)).toEqual(obj) | |
}) |
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