Underscore.JS - clone method

Syntax

_.clone(object)

clone method creates a shallow copy of object passed and returns the same. Nested objects are copied as reference. See the below example:

Example

var _ = require('underscore');

var student = { name : 'Sam'};

// Example: use clone to create another student
var student1 = _.clone(student);
console.log(student1);

Save the above program in tester.js. Run the following command to execute this program.

Command

\>node tester.js

Output

{ name: 'Sam' }