setArray(array, newValue: any[]): void

Sets array to a newValue without breaking its memory reference.
It's a much better alternative to doing this:

array = newValue; // this breaks the memory reference.

Examples

let arr = [1,2,3,4,5];
let arrCopy = arr;
arr = [3,4,5,6,7]; // But does arrCopy get updated too?

console.log(arrCopy); // (nope)
// [1,2,3,4,5]  
 
// But what if you need arrCopy to stay in-sync with arr? 
// Change the value of arr using setArray() instead:
arr = [1,2,3,4,5];
arrCopy = arr;
setArray(arr, [3,4,5,6,7]);

console.log(arrCopy); // Success
// [3,4,5,6,7]; 

Installation

npm i @writetome51/set-array

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import { setArray } from '@writetome51/set-array';