copy an array

I am passing an object array into a function and I want to return a sorted copy of the array without altering the original.  I dont want to copy the actual objects in the array, I just need two arrays pointing to the same objects, just in different orders.  So the original array will remain unchanged, but the sorted array will point to the same objects at the one I passed into the function, but it will point to them in a sorted manner.  How do I go about creating and assinging the array which will hold the sorted order?  I already have an effective sorting algorithm, I just need to figure out how to define and assign the sorted array such that it will point to the same objects, yet when I run the sorting process, it will not alter the original array as well.  Thanks