jQuery API

jQuery.globalEval()

Categories: Utilities

jQuery.globalEval( code )

Description: Execute some JavaScript code globally.

  • version added: 1.0.4jQuery.globalEval( code )

    codeThe JavaScript code to execute.

This method behaves differently from using a normal JavaScript eval() in that it's executed within the global context (which is important for loading external scripts dynamically).

Example:

Execute a script in the global context.

function test(){
    jQuery.globalEval("var newVar = true;")
}
test();
// newVar === true

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  • what is a good use case for this, doesn't this go against Doug Crockford's "eval is evil" principle.