function clone(obj) { if (obj === null || typeof (obj) !== 'object' || 'isActiveClone' in obj) return obj; if (obj instanceof Date) var temp = new obj.constructor(); //or new Date(obj); else var temp = obj.constructor(); for (var key in obj) { if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key)) { obj['isActiveClone'] = null; temp[key] = clone(obj[key]); delete obj['isActiveClone']; } } return temp; }