{{alias}}( value[, level] ) Copy or deep clone a value to an arbitrary depth. The implementation can handle circular references. If a `Number`, `String`, or `Boolean` object is encountered, the value is cloned as a primitive. This behavior is intentional. For objects, the implementation only copies enumerable keys and their associated property descriptors. The implementation only checks whether basic `Objects`, `Arrays`, and class instances are extensible, sealed, and/or frozen. Functions are not cloned; their reference is copied. The implementation supports custom error types which are `Error` instances (e.g., ES2015 subclasses). Support for copying class instances is inherently fragile. Any instances with privileged access to variables (e.g., within closures) cannot be cloned. This stated, basic copying of class instances is supported. Provided an environment which supports ES5, the implementation is greedy and performs a deep clone of any arbitrary class instance and its properties. The implementation assumes that the concept of `level` applies only to the class instance reference, but not to its internal state. Parameters ---------- value: any Value to test. level: integer (optional) Copy depth. Default: Infinity. Returns ------- out: any Value copy. Examples -------- > var value = [ { 'a': 1, 'b': true, 'c': [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ]; > var out = {{alias}}( value ) [ { 'a': 1, 'b': true, 'c': [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ] > var bool = ( value[ 0 ].c === out[ 0 ].c ) false // Set the `level` option to limit the copy depth: > value = [ { 'a': 1, 'b': true, 'c': [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ]; > out = {{alias}}( value, 1 ); > bool = ( value[ 0 ] === out[ 0 ] ) true > bool = ( value[ 0 ].c === out[ 0 ].c ) true See Also --------