JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

JavaScript

var someExternalArray = [{id: 1, name: 'a'}, {id: 2, name: 'b'}, {id: 3, name: 'c'}];
var newArray = []

//var item;
for (var i = 0; i < someExternalArray.length; i++){
    item = new Object();
    item.id = someExternalArray[i].id;
    item.name = someExternalArray[i].name;
    newArray.push(item);
}

alert('0:' + newArray[0].name + ',1:' + newArray[1].name + ',2:' + newArray[2].name);