What is the difference between call and apply?

Question

What is the difference between using call and apply to invoke a function?

var func = function() {
  alert(\'hello!\');
};
         


        

Answer 1

A well explained by flatline. I just want to add a simple example. which makes it easy to understand for beginners.

func.call(context, args1 , args2 ); // pass arguments as "," saprated value

func.apply(context, [args1 , args2 ]);   //  pass arguments as "Array"

we also use "Call" and "Apply" method for changing reference as defined in code below

    let Emp1 = {
        name: 'X',
        getEmpDetail: function (age, department) {
            console.log('Name :', this.name, '  Age :', age, '  Department :', department)
        }
    }
    Emp1.getEmpDetail(23, 'Delivery')

    // 1st approch of chenging "this"
    let Emp2 = {
        name: 'Y',
        getEmpDetail: Emp1.getEmpDetail
    }
    Emp2.getEmpDetail(55, 'Finance')

    // 2nd approch of changing "this" using "Call" and "Apply"
    let Emp3 = {
        name: 'Z',
    }

    Emp1.getEmpDetail.call(Emp3, 30, 'Admin')        
// here we have change the ref from **Emp1 to Emp3**  object
// now this will print "Name =  X" because it is pointing to Emp3 object
    Emp1.getEmpDetail.apply(Emp3, [30, 'Admin']) //