Javascript string replace with calculations
- by Chris
Is there a way to resolve mathematical expressions in strings in javascript? For example, suppose I want to produce the string "Tom has 2 apples, Lucy has 3 apples. Together they have 5 apples" but I want to be able to substitute in the variables. I can do this with a string replacement:
string = "Tom has X apples, Lucy has Y apples. Together they have Z apples";
string2 = string.replace(/X/, '2').replace(/Y/, '3').replace(/Z/, '5');
However, it would be better if, instead of having a variable Z, I could use X+Y. Now, I could also do a string replace for X+Y and replace it with the correct value, but that would become messy when trying to deal with all the possible in-string calculations I might want to do. I suppose I'm looking for a way to achieve this:
string = "Something [X], something [Y]. Something [(X+Y^2)/5X]";
And for the [_] parts to be understood as expressions to be resolved before substituting back into the string.
Thanks for your help.
