# What is the simplest way to set one array equal to another without linking them

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```auto
int[] a = { 10, 10 };
int[] b = a.clone();

```

> [@Array Index Out of Bounds error on Array List](https://discourse.processing.org/t/array-index-out-of-bounds-error-on-array-list/3006/5):
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> String[] originalArray = { "apple", "orange", "grape", "banana", "lemon" }; String[] clonedArray = originalList.clone();

> [@How to copy an array](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-copy-an-array/5170/4):
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> Just directly invoke method [clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Object.html#clone()) over the array container: nerd_face class Testos { final float[] a, b; Testos(final float... arr) { b = (a = arr).clone(); } }

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