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structCopy

Copies a structure. Copies top-level keys, values, and arrays in the structure by value; copies nested structures by reference.

structCopy(structure)

returns struct

Argument Reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
structure	struct	Yes		Structure to copy

Copy a structure and change it. Original structure stays unchanged

myStruct = {
    'a': 1,
    'b': 2,
    'c': 3
};
myNewStruct = structCopy(myStruct);
myNewStruct.b = 5;
myNewStruct['d'] = 4;
structDelete(myNewStruct,'c');
writeOutput(structKeyList(myStruct)&' → '&structKeyList(myNewStruct));

Expected Result: b,a,c → b,a,d

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