(VB.NET) Call a JavaScript Function Returning a String

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

' This is the JavaScript function we'll call:

' function greet(name) {
'     return "Hello, " + name + "!";
' }

Dim sbScript As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbScript.Append("function greet(name) { return ""Hello, "" + name + ""!""; }")

Dim js As New Chilkat.Js

Dim result As New Chilkat.JsonObject
result.EmitCompact = False

' Call Eval to add the function to the context's global object
success = js.Eval(sbScript,result)
If (success = False) Then
    ' Examine the result for an exception.
    Debug.WriteLine(result.Emit())

    ' Also examine the LastErrorText.
    Debug.WriteLine(js.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Call the function greet("Michael")

Dim funcCall As New Chilkat.JsonObject

' Create JSON specifying the function name and arguments

' {
'   "name": "greet",
'   "args": [ "Michael" ]
' }

funcCall.UpdateString("name","greet")
funcCall.UpdateString("args[0]","Michael")

success = js.CallFunction(funcCall,result)
If (success = False) Then
    ' Examine the result for an exception.
    Debug.WriteLine(result.Emit())

    ' Also examine the LastErrorText.
    Debug.WriteLine(js.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine(result.Emit())

' Output:
' {
'   "type": "string",
'   "value": "Hello, Michael!"
' }

Dim retval As String = result.StringOf("value")
Debug.WriteLine(retval)

' Output:
' Hello, Michael!