VB.NET

Eval JavaScript Returning Int

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Demonstrates getting the completion value of a JavaScript that returns an integer. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

' This example demonstrates getting the completion value of a script,
' where the last evaluated expression is an integer.

' The Javascript run in this example is shown below.

' Load the JavaScript from a file.
Dim sbScript As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sbScript.LoadFile("js_eval_return_int.js","utf-8")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sbScript.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim js As New Chilkat.Js
Dim result As 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 an int.
success = js.Eval(sbScript,result)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(sbScript.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


result.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(result.Emit())

' Output:

' {
'   "type": "int",
'   "value": 42
' }