JavaScript Objects: Compare and Clone

var compare_objects = function (obj1, obj2){

 
    var parameter_name;
 
    var compare = function(objA, objB, param){

 
        var param_objA = objA[param],
            param_objB = (typeof objB[param] === "undefined") ? false : objB[param];

 
        switch(typeof objA[param]){
            case "object": return (compare_objects(param_objA, param_objB));

            case "function": return (param_objA.toString() === param_objB.toString());

            default: return (param_objA === param_objB);
        }

 
    };
 
    for(parameter_name in obj1){
        if(typeof obj2[parameter_name] === "undefined" || !compare(obj1, obj2, parameter_name)){

            return false;
        }
    }
 
    for(parameter_name in obj2){

        if(typeof obj1[parameter_name] === "undefined" || !compare(obj1, obj2, parameter_name)){

            return false;
        }        
    }
 
    return true;

 
};

var clone_object = function (original_obj) {

    var new_obj = {};
    for(var param in original_obj) {

        if(original_obj.hasOwnProperty(param)){
            if(typeof(original_obj[param]) === "object"){

                new_obj[param] = clone_object(original_obj[param]);

            } else {
                new_obj[param] = original_obj[param];

            }
        }
    }
    return new_obj;
};

var object_1 = { fruit: "apple", tree: "dogwood", number: 3 };

var object_2 = { fruit: "apple", tree: "dogwood", number: 3, cartoons: { anime: "robotech", fantasy: "he-man" } };

var object_3 = clone_object(object_2);
 
console.log("objects 1 and 2 match? " +compare_objects(object_1, object_2));

//displays false;
 
console.log("objects 2 and 3 match? " +compare_objects(object_2, object_3));

//displays true