String to Function ?

JeTSpice

Is there a way to convert a string to a function in pure QML?

for instance

function hello()
{
    console.log("hello")
}

var s = "{console.log('hi')}"
hello = stringToFunction(s)
hello()//outputs "hi"

It looks like Qt.createComponent() and Qt.createQmlObject() will create an entire class.
I want to re-assign a value to a pre-existing function.

sierdzio

There is no such function.

Perhaps this will help you, though: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13521833/javascript-add-method-to-object

JonB

@JeTSpice
Alternatively, you may use JavaScript eval(), provided the JS does not "block" it and you understand that it is considered a "security risk" (though not here, as you know what the text is). For a function definition:

eval("function hello() { console.log('hi'); }");

JeTSpice

Thanks. Marked as solved.