call vs apply

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Setup

function Obj() {
      var that = "that";
    }
    Obj.prototype.target = function(arg) {
      var string = "that: " + this.that + ", arg: " + arg;
      return string;
    };

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Call
var that = {that: "that"};
var arg = "arg";
Obj.prototype.target.call(that, arg);
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Apply
var that = {that: "that"};
var arg = "arg";
Obj.prototype.target.apply(that, [arg]);
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Normal invocation
var arg = "arg";
new Obj().target(arg);
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