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Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Global Objects:Object:eval

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[edit] Summary

Deprecated. Evaluates a string of JavaScript code in the context of an object.

Method of Object
Implemented in: JavaScript 1.1, NES2.0

JavaScript 1.2, NES 3.0: Deprecated as a method of objects; retained as a top-level function.

[edit] Syntax

object.eval(string)

[edit] Parameters

string 
Any string representing a JavaScript expression, statement, or sequence of statements. The expression can include variables and properties of existing objects.

[edit] Description

The eval method should no longer be used as a method of Object. Use the top-level eval function instead.

[edit] See Also

eval