Why does changing an Array in JavaScript affect copies of the array?

Question

I\'ve written the following JavaScript:

var myArray = [\'a\', \'b\', \'c\'];
var copyOfMyArray = myArray;
copyOfMyArray.splice(0, 1);
alert(myArray); // aler         


        

Answer 1

You don't have any copies.
You have multiple variables holding the same array.

Similarly, you have multiple variables holding the same number.

When you write copyOfMyNumber = ..., you're putting a new number into the variable.
That's like writing copyOfMyArray = ....

When you write copyOfMyArray.splice, you're modifying the original array.
That isn't possible with numbers because numbers are immutable and cannot be modified,