var json = {a:6,b:4,c:[1,2,3]}; var json2 = clone(json); function clone(obj){ var oNew = new obj.constructor(obj.valueOf()); if(obj.constructor == Object){ for(var i in obj){ oNew[i] = obj[i]; if(typeof(oNew[i]) == 'object'){ clone(oNew[i]); } } } return oNew; }