How do I get a copy of an array??

[DaMyph]

Why isnt it possible to copy an array with the statement:
var parse_array=new Array();
parse_array=post_array;

It seem that I only get a referance to my orginal array. Cus when Im perfoming operations on the new array, I actually change the data stored in the orginal. I want to keep that array unchanged. Is it possible to tell Flash that I dont want an reference to to the orginal array?
(post_array is a global variable whilst parse_array is a local).

All help are appriciated!

[Tidey]

Found a work around using slice.

Here's the test code I used:

  var post_array=new Array();
  post_array[0]="test0";
  post_array[1]="test1";
  trace("post_arrayA: " + post_array.join());

  var parse_array=new Array(); 
  parse_array=post_array.slice(0, post_array.length); 
  trace("parse_arrayA: " + parse_array.join());

  parse_array[0]="newTest0";
  trace("post_arrayB: " + post_array.join());
  trace("parse_arrayB: " + parse_array.join());

Outputs:

post_arrayA: test0,test1
parse_arrayA: test0,test1
post_arrayB: test0,test1
parse_arrayB: newTest0,test1



Not sure if this is the tidiest method but it works.

G