uneval()

Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The uneval() function creates a string representation of the source code of an Object.

Syntax

uneval(object)

Parameters

object: A JavaScript expression or statement.

Return value

A string representing the source code of object.

Note: This will not return a JSON representation of object.

Description

uneval() is a top-level function and is not associated with any object.

Examples

Using uneval

var a = 1;
uneval(a); // returns a String containing 1

var b = '1';
uneval(b); // returns a String containing "1"

uneval(function foo() {}); // returns "(function foo(){})"

var a = uneval(function foo() { return 'hi'; });
var foo = eval(a);
foo(); // returns "hi"

Specifications

Not part of any standard.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`uneval`	No	No	1-74 Starting in Firefox 74, `uneval()` is no longer available for use by web content. It is still allowed for internal and privileged code.	No	No	No	No	No	4	No	No	No