# Why do we need Spread Operator?

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/why-do-we-need-spread-operator/570883>\
**Category:** Curriculum Help\
**Created:** [November 13, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/why-do-we-need-spread-operator/570883 "2022-11-13T06:15:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![KeshavMaheshwari](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/keshavmaheshwari/32/254876_2.png) [@KeshavMaheshwari](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/KeshavMaheshwari)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/why-do-we-need-spread-operator/570883/1 "2022-11-13T06:15:20Z")

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Why do we need Spread Operator?

why can we not write directly

```auto
let cloneUser = userDetails;

```

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**Author:** ![JeremyLT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/jeremylt/32/291894_2.png) [@JeremyLT](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/JeremyLT)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/why-do-we-need-spread-operator/570883/2 "2022-11-13T06:32:31Z")

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Try it. Try changing one of the objects and see what happens to the other.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/e/1/e1c433102e34b46dfaa3e15d13ab9a514b127078.svg) [@system](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/why-do-we-need-spread-operator/570883/3 "2023-05-14T18:32:32Z")

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Closed on May 14, 2023, 6:32pm UTC

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