Specify scope for eval() in JavaScript?

Question

is there any way I can execute eval() on a specific scope (but NOT global)?

for example, the following code doesn\'t work (a is undefined on the sec

Answer 1

Simple as pie.

// Courtesy of Hypersoft-Systems: U.-S.-A.
function scopeEval(scope, script) {
  return Function('"use strict";return (' + script + ')').bind(scope)();
}

scopeEval(document, 'alert(this)');