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Convert a string into a an actual JavaScript expression/statement
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string-to-expression.js
// Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55074927/eval-vs-function-constructor
(() => {
let secret = 42;
eval("console.log(secret)"); // 42
let fn = new Function("console.log(secret)");
fn(); // secret is not defined
})();
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