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Eval JavaScript Returning String

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Demonstrates getting the completion value of a JavaScript that returns a string. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This example demonstrates getting the completion value of a script,
    // where the last evaluated expression is a string.

    // The Javascript run in this example is shown below.

    // Load the JavaScript from a file.
    var sbScript = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = sbScript.LoadFile("js_eval_return_string.js","utf-8");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(sbScript.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var js = new chilkat.Js();
    var result = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    // Run the JavaScript
    // Eval returns the completion value of the script. This is generally the value of the last evaluated expression.
    // In this case, the last evaluated expression is a string.
    success = js.Eval(sbScript,result);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(js.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    result.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(result.Emit());

    // Output:

    // {
    //   "type": "string",
    //   "value": "Ready for Chilkat.Js"
    // }

}

chilkatExample();