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Preparation code

 
<script>
  Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    var array = new Array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
  };
</script>

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for-loop
 
function clone(arr) {
  var arr_clone = Array();
  for (var key in arr) {
    arr_clone[key] = arr[key];
  }
  return arr_clone;
}

var a2 = clone(array);
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slice
 
var a2 = array.slice(0);
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concat
 
var a2 = array.concat();
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modified for-loop
 
function clone2 (arr) {
  var arr_clone = [];
  for (var i = 0, len = arr.length; i < len; ++i) {
    arr_clone[i] = arr[i];
  }
  return arr_clone;
}

var a2 = clone2(array);
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push in for-loop
 
function clone3 (arr) {
  var arr_clone = [];
  for (var i = 0, len = arr.length; i < len; ++i) {
    arr_clone.push(arr[i]);
  }
  return arr_clone;
}

var a2 = clone3(array);
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while-loop
 
function clone4 (arr) {
  var arr_clone = [],
      count = arr.length,
      index = 0;
  while (--count) {
    ++index;
    arr_clone[index] = arr[index];
  }
  return arr_clone;
}

var a2 = clone4(array);
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push
 
var a2 = [];
a2.push.apply(a2, array);
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