Assign node data to another variable jstree

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I am trying to assign node data to a temporary variable within an context menu variable as

addToTable:{
                        // The "aggregate" menu item
                        label: "Show in table",
                        "seperator_before": false,
                        "seperator_after": true,
                        action: function(obj) {
                            tempNode = new Object();
                            tempNode.id =  node.id;
                            tempNode.original =  node.original;
                            //tempNode = jQuery_1_11('#ajax').jstree(true).get_node(node);
                            node.original.metadata.repeatme = true;
                            jQuery_1_11("#ajax").trigger("changed.jstree", {});
                             // or   jQuery_1_11("#ajax").trigger("changed.jstree", node);
                             // or   jQuery_1_11("#ajax").trigger("changed.jstree", tempNode );
                        }
                    },

after the trigger, if i use as follows

tempNode.original.metadata.sort_no = 2;

it also changes the "sort_no" attribute of original node.

I don't want original node data to be changed.

Thanks in advance.

It's not very clear what you're trying to achive. Cant you just create a new variable to hold value for your `tempNode.original.metadata.sort_no` ? — IndieTech Solutions, Apr 08 '15 at 13:25
if you call trigger on original node so change original node not tempNode — daremachine, Apr 08 '15 at 13:26
thanks @daremachine for your hint . clone only works on DOM elements. if you want to clone objects you need to use var newObject = jQuery.extend(true, {}, oldObject); http://stackoverflow.com/questions/122102/what-is-the-most-efficient-way-to-clone-an-object — kasim badami, Apr 08 '15 at 13:34
I Think you need to rephrase your question. what do want to achieve with `Show in table` ? do you want to call another function(). I think you can resolve your issue if you look at it from a different prospective — IndieTech Solutions, Apr 08 '15 at 13:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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It's because in Javascript you can pass by value or reference. So, with tempNode.original = node.original you are assigning a reference to node.original rather than creating a new object. There is a whole other discussion on doing this but depending on which environment you are working on (Node, browsers, etc.) there are libraries available to help with this.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Apr 08 '15 at 13:37

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