<script> // start with strings, numbers and booleans
// Let's say we have an array const players = ['Wes', 'Sarah', 'Ryan', 'Poppy'];
// and we want to make a copy of it.
// You might think we can just do something like this:
// however what happens when we update that array?
// now here is the problem!
// oh no - we have edited the original array too!
// Why? It's because that is an array reference, not an array copy. They both point to the same array!
// So, how do we fix this? We take a copy instead!
// one way
// or create a new array and concat the old one in
// or use the new ES6 Spread
// now when we update it, the original one isn't changed
// The same thing goes for objects, let's say we have a person object
// with Objects const person = { name: 'Wes Bos', age: 80 };
// and think we make a copy:
// how do we take a copy instead?
// We will hopefully soon see the object ...spread
// Things to note - this is only 1 level deep - both for Arrays and Objects. lodash has a cloneDeep method, but you should think twice before using it.
<script> // with Objects const person = { name: 'Wes Bos', age: 80 };
// and think we make a copy: // const captain = person; // captain.number = 99;
// how do we take a copy instead? const cap2 = Object.assign({}, person, { number: 99, age: 12 }); console.log(cap2);
// We will hopefully soon see the object ...spread // const cap3 = {...person};
// Things to note - this is only 1 level deep - both for Arrays and Objects. lodash has a cloneDeep method, but you should think twice before using it.
<script> // start with strings, numbers and booleans // let age = 100; // let age2 = age; // console.log(age, age2); // age = 200; // console.log(age, age2);
// let name = 'Wes'; // let name2 = name; // console.log(name, name2); // name = 'wesley'; // console.log(name, name2);
// Let's say we have an array const players = ['Wes', 'Sarah', 'Ryan', 'Poppy'];
// and we want to make a copy of it. const team = players;
console.log(players, team); // You might think we can just do something like this: // team[3] = 'Lux';
// however what happens when we update that array?
// now here is the problem!
// oh no - we have edited the original array too!
// Why? It's because that is an array reference, not an array copy. They both point to the same array!
// So, how do we fix this? We take a copy instead! const team2 = players.slice();
// one way
// or create a new array and concat the old one in const team3 = [].concat(players);
// or use the new ES6 Spread const team4 = [...players]; team4[3] = 'heeee hawww'; console.log(team4);
const team5 = Array.from(players);
// now when we update it, the original one isn't changed
// The same thing goes for objects, let's say we have a person object
// with Objects const person = { name: 'Wes Bos', age: 80 };
// and think we make a copy: // const captain = person; // captain.number = 99;
// how do we take a copy instead? const cap2 = Object.assign({}, person, { number: 99, age: 12 }); console.log(cap2);
// We will hopefully soon see the object ...spread // const cap3 = {...person};
// Things to note - this is only 1 level deep - both for Arrays and Objects. lodash has a cloneDeep method, but you should think twice before using it.