Question

I have some javascript that goes out and fetches a javascript “class” on another xhtml page. The remote javascript looks something like the following:

    (function() {
        this.init = function() {
            jQuery("#__BALLOONS__tabs").tabs();
        };
    })

After this is fetched into this.javascript, I try to eval it and instantiate:

   this.javascript = eval("(" + this.javascript + ")");
   this.javascript = new this.javascript();
   this.javascript.init();

Of course, this works perfectly in all browsers except IE. In IE, it fails at the eval line. Does anyone have suggestions on how I can make this work in IE or an alternative.

Thanks, Pete

Answer 1

Have you tried:

eval("this.javascript = (" + this.javascript + ")");

…?