Moderate JavaScript Question 83 of 229

What is the difference between call, apply, and bind?

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Call and apply invoke the function now with a chosen this

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Call and apply invoke
the function now with a chosen this
2
apply takes arguments as
an array.
3
Bind returns a new
function with this locked, which we used for class event handlers.
4
Arrows usually replace bind
in modern code.
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Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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Close
When you pick this over the alternative.

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“Bind returns a new function with this locked, which we used for class event hand”

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Bindreturnsanewfunctionwith

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Call and apply invoke the function now with a chosen this apply takes arguments as an array.