var x = {myProp: "value"};
var xClone = Object.assign({}, x);
//Obs: nested objects are still copied as reference.
//returns a copy of the object
function clone(obj) {
if (null == obj || "object" != typeof obj) return obj;
var copy = obj.constructor();
for (var attr in obj) {
if (obj.hasOwnProperty(attr)) copy[attr] = obj[attr];
}
return copy;
}