What's the use of Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)?

function makeArray() {
    return Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
}

makeArray() returns an actual array, which is a copy of arguments. Arguments isn’t an real array, even though it has a length property and could be accessed through array indexes.

To verify that Arguments isn’t Array, simply take a look at of Arguments object. In its prototype chain, there is no Array; hence, it doesn’t own slice method.

To convert it into an real array, we resort to Array methods:

Array().slice