Chapter 21
JavaScript Reference

eval() Function

Name

eval() Function---execute JavaScript code from a string

Navigator 2.0, Internet Explorer 3.0; changed in Navigator 3.0

eval(code)

code: A string that contains the JavaScript expression to be evaluated or the statements to be executed.

The value of the evaluated code, if any.

The eval() function of Navigator 2.0 has been changed to a method of Object in Navigator 3.0. See "Object.eval()" for complete details.