Revision 418339 of uneval()

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<h2 id="Summary" name="Summary">Summary</h2>

<p>Creates an string representation of the source code of an Object</p>

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      <th class="header" colspan="2">Core Global Method</th>
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      <td>Implemented in</td>
      <td>JavaScript ?</td>
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      <td>ECMAScript Edition</td>
      <td>ECMAScript ?</td>
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<h2 id="Syntax" name="Syntax">Syntax</h2>


<pre class="syntaxbox">
uneval(<var>object</var>)</pre>


<h3 id="Parameters" name="Parameters">Parameters</h3>
<dl>
  <dt>
    <code>Object</code></dt>
  <dd>A JavaScript expression or statement.</dd>
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  <strong>Note:</strong> You won't get a valid JSON representation of your Object.</div>


<h2 id="Description" name="Description">Description</h2>

<p><code>uneval()</code> is a top-level function and is not associated with any object.</p>

<pre class="brush:js">
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(){});
eval(a);
foo(); // ReferenceError: foo is not defined!
</pre>


<p>Don't use <code>uneval</code>!</p>
<p><code>uneval()</code>has less support and will Guide you to a wrong direction.</p>


<h2 id="See_also" name="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
  <li><a href="/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/eval"><code>eval()</code></a></li>
  <li><a href="/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify"><code>JSON.stringify</code></a></li>
  <li><a href="/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/parse"><code>JSON.parse</code></a></li>
  <li><a href="/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/toSource"><code>Object.toSource</code></a></li>
</ul>