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TIL array fill references the same object in memory

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When you use array.fill to create inner arrays, it's actually just referencing the same space in memory.

let test = new Array(5).fill(new Array(5).fill("1"))

// RESULT:
// [
// [ '1', '1', '1', '1', '1' ],
// [ '1', '1', '1', '1', '1' ],
// [ '1', '1', '1', '1', '1' ],
// [ '1', '1', '1', '1', '1' ],
// [ '1', '1', '1', '1', '1' ]
// ]

test[0][1] = "5";
// NEW RESULT:
// [
// [ '1', '5', '1', '1', '1' ],
// [ '1', '5', '1', '1', '1' ],
// [ '1', '5', '1', '1', '1' ],
// [ '1', '5', '1', '1', '1' ],
// [ '1', '5', '1', '1', '1' ]
// ]

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https://dev.to/crimsonmed/how-array-fill-can-break-arrays-3cdc


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