eval(string)
OPEN source while going through this page, PLUS, bring up Error Console
Javascript function that passes the argument string to the interpreter, which then evaluates it.
Give the standard language translators graph: compiler versus interpreter
Until you are reasonably expert at Javascript, avoid the use of eval(). See here
- eval() poses a security risk when your code evals a user-supplied string.
- code is harder to debug/maintain.