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anand
anand

Reputation: 727

javascript: check whether expression is evaluatable or not?

I have Random Expression which is given By users (Eg: 2+3*5,21*+(4)7,*-54+3). These Expression can contain any number of operand or operator to form a expression.I need to evaluate These Expression to get the Answer.I tried to evaluate using eval() function but Problem is when a wrong Expression is passed to eval() functions it throws a error and program halt.I tried it by

if(eval(exp))
{    
    //Action Expression is evaluatable
}
else
{
    //expression is not Evaluatable
}

but did not worked and produced error message 

"SyntaxError: unterminated regular expression literal."

Due to variety in expressions' nature it would be difficult for me to construct check statements before evaluating.
can you please suggest how can i simply check whether the expression passed to eval() function is correct or not ?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 796

Answers (2)

Digix
Digix

Reputation: 64

You can try to put the content of your script in the "script" tag on the fly, and then check the return of the error function. Or define a variable at the end of your script and checks if it exists after the execution.

Or mayber you can find a response here : https://stackoverflow.com/a/9522483/2007701 !!

Upvotes: -1

Inanda Menezes
Inanda Menezes

Reputation: 1804

Catch the error: 

try {
        eval(exp); 
    } catch (e) {
        if (e instanceof SyntaxError) {
            alert(e.message);
        }
    }

Upvotes: 4

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