Reflect.apply()
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2016.
The Reflect.apply() static method calls a target function with arguments as specified.
Try it
console.log(Reflect.apply(Math.floor, undefined, [1.75]));
// Expected output: 1
console.log(
Reflect.apply(String.fromCharCode, undefined, [104, 101, 108, 108, 111]),
);
// Expected output: "hello"
console.log(
Reflect.apply(RegExp.prototype.exec, /ab/, ["confabulation"]).index,
);
// Expected output: 4
console.log(Reflect.apply("".charAt, "ponies", [3]));
// Expected output: "i"
Syntax
Reflect.apply(target, thisArgument, argumentsList)
Parameters
target-
The target function to call.
thisArgument-
The value of
thisprovided for the call totarget. argumentsList-
An array-like object specifying the arguments with which
targetshould be called.
Return value
The result of calling the given target function with the specified this value and arguments.
Exceptions
TypeError-
Thrown if
targetis not a function orargumentsListis not an object.
Description
Reflect.apply() provides the reflective semantic of a function call. That is, Reflect.apply(target, thisArgument, argumentsList) is semantically equivalent to:
Math.floor.apply(null, [1.75]);
Reflect.apply(Math.floor, null, [1.75]);
The only differences are:
Reflect.apply()takes the function to call as thetargetparameter instead of thethiscontext.Reflect.apply()throws ifargumentsListis omitted instead of defaulting to calling with no parameters.
Reflect.apply() invokes the [[Call]] object internal method of target.
Examples
Using Reflect.apply()
Reflect.apply(Math.floor, undefined, [1.75]);
// 1;
Reflect.apply(String.fromCharCode, undefined, [104, 101, 108, 108, 111]);
// "hello"
Reflect.apply(RegExp.prototype.exec, /ab/, ["confabulation"]).index;
// 4
Reflect.apply("".charAt, "ponies", [3]);
// "i"
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification # sec-reflect.apply |
Browser compatibility
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