Javascript calling eval on an object literal (with functions)

Question

Disclaimer: I fully understand the risks/downsides of using eval but this is one niche case where I couldn\'t find any other way.

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Answer 1

You cannot evaluate

{
  fetchDate: function() {
    var d = new Date();
    var dateString = (d.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + d.getDate() + "/" + d.getFullYear();
    return dateString;
  }
}

Because it is not a valid expression (Object literals on their own are interpreted as blocks. fetch: function () { } is not a valid expression).

Try

var myLibName = {
  fetchDate: function() {
    var d = new Date();
    var dateString = (d.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + d.getDate() + "/" + d.getFullYear();
    return dateString;
  }
};