I have a variable with instructions inside it, such as: runThis= alert(); if(1>2) {

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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T12:27:58+00:00 2026-06-15T12:27:58+00:00

I have a variable with instructions inside it, such as:

runThis= "alert(); if(1>2) { alert("NO WAY");}";

How do I run the code inside runThis?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-15T12:27:59+00:00

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eval(runThis);

But you shouldn’t write code this way, it is difficult to manage.

Do it like this instead :

runThis= function () {
  alert(); 
  if(1>2) { 
    alert("NO WAY");
  };
}

then just call runThis

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