Is there a way to create a function from a string with javascript?

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A better way to create a function from a string is by using Function:

var fn = Function("alert('hello there')");
fn();

This has as advantage / disadvantage that variables in the current scope (if not global) do not apply to the newly constructed function.

Passing arguments is possible too:

var addition = Function("a", "b", "return a + b;");
alert(addition(5, 3)); // shows '8'

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