# asis {#asis}

**Parent topic:**[Functions](../../Functions/category.md)

## Syntax {#syntax}

`asis(obj)`

## Arguments {#arguments}

**obj** can be of any data type.

## Details {#details}

Return a reference of *obj*.

## Examples {#examples}

```
a = 1 2 3
b = asis(a)
a[0] = 0
b
// output: [0, 2, 3]

b[1] = 4
a;
// output: [0, 4, 3]
```

Related Functions: [copy](../c/copy.md), [deepCopy](../d/deepCopy.md)

