How to copy/clone a hash/object in JQuery?

Question

I have a simple object (or hash) in Javascript:

var settings = {
  link: \'http://example.com\',
  photo: \'http://photos.com/me.jpg\'
};

I nee

Answer 1

In a non jQuery way.

var newObj = {};

Object.keys(settings).forEach(function(key) {
     newObj[ key ] = settings[ key ];
}); 

This copies only the top-level properties. To copy hashes with nested objects as property values, you will need to use a recursive function.

NB: The Object.keys(settings) avoids the need for calling settings.hasOwnProperty(key).