Javascript to Evaluate a String as Mathematical Expression

Introduction: In this article I am going to explain how to evaluate/ calculate a string expression as a mathematical expression using jquery/Javascript’s eval() function.
Javascript to Evaluate a String as Mathematical Expression


Description: The eval() function evaluates or executes an argument.
If the argument is an expression, eval() evaluates the expression. If the argument is one or more JavaScript statements, eval() executes the statements.

Syntax: eval(string)

Implementation: Let’s understand by an example.

<html>
<head>
    <title></title>
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function EvaluateExpression() {
            var expression = $('#txtExpression').val().trim();

            if (expression != '') {
                try {
                    var result = eval(expression);
                    $('#spnMessage').html('Result is : ' + result);
                }
                catch (e) {
                    $('#spnMessage').html('Expression in invalid.');
                }
            }
            else {
                $('#spnMessage').html('Please enter expression.');
            }
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input type="text" id="txtExpression" />
    <button type="button" onclick="EvaluateExpression();">Evaluate</button><br /><br />
    <span id="spnMessage"></span> 
</body>
</html>

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