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- Prototype - Number Processing
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- Prototype - Array Processing
- Prototype - Hash processing
- Prototype - Basic Object
- Prototype - Templating
- Prototype - Enumerating
- Prototype - Event Handling
- Prototype - Form Management
- Prototype - JSON Support
- Prototype - AJAX Support
- Prototype - Expressing Ranges
- Prototype - Periodical Execution
- Prototype Useful Resources
- Prototype - Quick Guide
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Prototype - Object clone() Method
This method clones the passed object using the shallow copy. It copies all the original's properties to the result.
Syntax
object.clone();
Return Value
Returns a clone of object.
Example
<html> <head> <title>Prototype examples</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "/javascript/prototype.js"></script> <script> function showResult() { var o = { name: 'Prototype', version: 1.5, authors: ['sam', 'contributors'] }; var o2 = Object.clone(o); o2.version = '1.5 weird'; o2.authors.pop(); alert( " Value of o.version : " + o.version ); // Returns 1.5 alert( " Value of o2.version : " + o2.version ); // Returns 1.5 weird alert( " Value of o.authors : " + o2.authors ); // Returns ['sam'] } </script> </head> <body> <p>Click the button to see the result.</p> <br /> <br /> <input type = "button" value = "Result" onclick = "showResult();"/> </body> </html>
Output
prototype_basic_object.htm
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