How can I use js eval to return a value?

Question

I need to evaluate a custom function passed from the server as a string. It\'s all part of a complicated json I get, but anyway, I seem to be needing something along the lin

Answer 1

This works:

function answer() {
    return 42;
}

var a = eval('answer()');
console.log(a);

You need to wrap the return inside a function and it should pass the value on from the eval.