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angular.copy
API in module ng

Description

Creates a deep copy of source, which should be an object or an array.

  • If no destination is supplied, a copy of the object or array is created.
  • If a destination is provided, all of its elements (for array) or properties (for objects) are deleted and then all elements/properties from the source are copied to it.
  • If source is not an object or array, source is returned.

Note: this function is used to augment the Object type in Angular expressions. See ng.$filter for more information about Angular arrays.

Usage

angular.copy(source[, destination]);

Parameters

ParamTypeDetails
source*

The source that will be used to make a copy. Can be any type, including primitives, null, and undefined.

destination
(optional)
ObjectArray

Destination into which the source is copied. If provided, must be of the same type as source.

Returns

*

The copy or updated destination, if destination was specified.