[Mono-list] Javascript eval() function in c#

Alek Storm stormdoggy at gmail.com
Tue Jun 7 16:31:05 EDT 2005


On 6/7/05, Kornél Pál <kornelpal at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >This function evaluates mathematical expressions.  Currently it
> >only does addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and
> >exponents, but can be easily extended.  It's meant to work like the
> >Javascript eval() function.  Please let me know if you find it useful.
> 
> eval() is supported in .NET Framework implementation of JScript.NET but it
> is not yet implemented in Mono.
> 
> eval() is intended to execute any valid JScript.NET code so it should use
> the built in JScript.NET compiler instead of a separate interpreter
> implementation.
> 
> But if your work is just a mathematical expression evaluator that targets
> any language I think it is useful.
> 
> Kornél
> 
> 

Ah.  I thought Javascript eval() only did mathemeatical expressions. 
I guess it would be kind of lofty for me to say it emulated Javascript
eval(), then.  But yes, it does do mathematical expressions.


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