Given a string describing a Javascript function, convert it to a Javascript function

Question

Say I\'ve got a Javascript string like the following

var fnStr = \"function(){blah1;blah2;blah3; }\" ;

(This may be from an expression the

Answer 1

Use parentheses.

var fn = eval("(function() {...})");

This technique is also good for transmitting JSON values.

By the way, it's often better to build functions by composing them directly from other functions. If you are using strings, you have to worry about things like unexpected variable capture.