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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>JS Expression Calculator</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Expression Calculator</h1>
Enter the expression:
<input id="expression" type="text" name="expression">
<button id="calculate-expr" type="submit">Calculate</button>
<div class="result-area">
Result: <strong id="expr-result">empty expression</strong>
</div>
<script>
let btn_calculate = document.getElementById('calculate-expr')
let expression = document.getElementById('expression')
let result_element = document.getElementById('expr-result')
let expression_pattern = /[0-9\(\)\-\/\*.\+\ ]+/
btn_calculate.addEventListener('click', e => {
let expr_raw = expression.value.trim()
if (expression_pattern.test(expr_raw)) {
expr_result = eval(expr_raw)
}
result_element.textContent = typeof expr_result === 'number' ?
expr_result : "Error processing expression"
})
</script>
</body>
</html>
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