How can I evaluate a C# expression dynamically?

Question

I would like to do the equivalent of:

object result = Eval(\"1 + 3\");
string now    = Eval(\"System.DateTime.Now().ToString()\") as string

Answer 1

using System;
using Microsoft.JScript;
using Microsoft.JScript.Vsa;
using Convert = Microsoft.JScript.Convert;

namespace System
{
    public class MathEvaluator : INeedEngine
    {
        private VsaEngine vsaEngine;

        public virtual String Evaluate(string expr)
        {
            var engine = (INeedEngine)this;
            var result = Eval.JScriptEvaluate(expr, engine.GetEngine());

            return Convert.ToString(result, true);
        }

        VsaEngine INeedEngine.GetEngine()
        {
            vsaEngine = vsaEngine ?? VsaEngine.CreateEngineWithType(this.GetType().TypeHandle);
            return vsaEngine;
        }

        void INeedEngine.SetEngine(VsaEngine engine)
        {
            vsaEngine = engine;
        }
    }
}