var s = ["hi"];
console.log(s);
s[0] = "bye";
console.log(s);

["hi"]
["bye"]

["bye"]
["bye"]

var s = ["hi"];
console.log(s.toString());
s[0] = "bye";
console.log(s.toString());

hi
bye

1. arr.toString()   // not well for [1,[2,3]] as it shows 1,2,3
2. arr.join()       // same as above
3. arr.slice(0)     // a new array is created, but if arr is [1, 2, arr2, 3]
                    //   and arr2 changes, then later value might be shown
4. arr.concat()     // a new array is created, but same issue as slice(0)
5. JSON.stringify(arr)  // works well as it takes a snapshot of the whole array
                        //   or object, and the format shows the exact structure

console.log(s); // ["bye"], i.e. incorrect
console.log(s.slice()); // ["hi"], i.e. correct

console.logShallowCopy = function () {
    function slicedIfArray(arg) {
        return Array.isArray(arg) ? arg.slice() : arg;
    }

    var argsSnapshot = Array.prototype.map.call(arguments, slicedIfArray);
    return console.log.apply(console, argsSnapshot);
};

console.logSanitizedCopy = function () {
    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
    var sanitizedArgs = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(args));

    return console.log.apply(console, sanitizedArgs);
};

console.log(JSON.stringify(the_array));

var s = ["hi"];
console.log(CloneArray(s));
s[0] = "bye";
console.log(CloneArray(s));

function CloneArray(array)
{
    var clone = new Array();
    for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
        clone[clone.length] = array[i];
    return clone;
}