__eval

Also documented in context in the full Functions and Variables reference.

The eval function returns the result of evaluating a string expression.

This allows one to interpolate variable and function references in a string which is stored in a variable. For example, given the following variables:

• name=Smith

• column=age

• table=birthdays

• SQL=select \${column} from \${table} where name='\${name}'

  then \${__eval(\${SQL})} will evaluate as “select age from birthdays where name='Smith'”.

  This can be used in conjunction with CSV Dataset, for example where the both SQL statements and the values are defined in the data file.

Name	Required	Description
Variable name	Yes	The variable to be evaluated.

Related

• Functions and Variables Guide
• Regex Extractor Builder
• Full Functions Reference
• Component Reference