Supported Clients
SmartClient
WebClient
NGClient
MobileClient

Property Summary
Number
Infinity
Numeric value representing infinity.
Number
NaN
Value representing Not-a-Number.
Object
undefined
The value undefined.

Methods Summary
String
decodeURI(encodedURI)
Decodes a URI previously encoded with encodeURI or another similar routine.
String
decodeURIComponent(encodedURI)
Decodes a URI component previously created by encodeURIComponent or by a similar routine.
String
encodeURI(URI)
Encodes a URI by replacing certain characters with escape sequences.
String
encodeURIComponent(URI)
Encodes a URI component by replacing all special characters with their corresponding UTF-8 escape sequences.
Object
eval(expression)
Evaluates JavaScript code passed as a string.
Boolean
isFinite(n)
Returns true if the given number is a finite number.
void
isNaN(value)
The NaN property indicates that a value is 'Not a Number'.
Boolean
isXMLName(name)
Returns true if the given name can be used as a valid name for an XML element or attribute.
Number
parseFloat(text)
Makes a floating point number from the starting numbers in a given string.
Number
parseInt(text)
Makes a integer from the starting numbers in a given string in the base specified.
Number
parseInt(text, radix)
Makes a integer from the starting numbers in a given string in the base specified.
String
uneval(obj)
Returns the string representation behind a given object.

Property Details

Infinity

Numeric value representing infinity.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

Infinity
 

NaN

Value representing Not-a-Number.

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

NaN
 

undefined

The value undefined.

Returns

Object

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

undefined
 

Methods Details

decodeURI(encodedURI)

Decodes a URI previously encoded with encodeURI or another similar routine.

Parameters

String
encodedURI
 

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

var str = "http://www.mysite.com/my code.asp?name=[cool]";
var encoded = encodeURI(str);
var decoded = decodeURI(encoded);
application.output(encoded);//http://www.mysite.com/my%20code.asp?name=%5bcool%5d
application.output(decoded);//http://www.mysite.com/my code.asp?name=[cool]
 

decodeURIComponent(encodedURI)

Decodes a URI component previously created by encodeURIComponent or by a similar routine.

Parameters

String
encodedURI
 

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

var str = "my code.asp?name=[cool]";
var encoded = encodeURIComponent(str);
var decoded = decodeURIComponent(encoded);
application.output(encoded); //my%20code.asp%3fname%3d%5bcool%5d
application.output(decoded); //my code.asp?name=[cool]
 

encodeURI(URI)

Encodes a URI by replacing certain characters with escape sequences.

Parameters

String
URI
 

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

var str = "http://www.mysite.com/my code.asp?name=[cool]";
var encoded = encodeURI(str);
var decoded = decodeURI(encoded);
application.output(encoded);//http://www.mysite.com/my%20code.asp?name=%5bcool%5d
application.output(decoded);//http://www.mysite.com/my code.asp?name=[cool]
 

encodeURIComponent(URI)

Encodes a URI component by replacing all special characters with their corresponding UTF-8 escape sequences.

Parameters

String
URI
 

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

var str = "my code.asp?name=[cool]";
var encoded = encodeURIComponent(str);
var decoded = decodeURIComponent(encoded);
application.output(encoded); //my%20code.asp%3fname%3d%5bcool%5d
application.output(decoded); //my code.asp?name=[cool]
 

eval(expression)

Evaluates JavaScript code passed as a string. Returns the value returned by the evaluated code.

Parameters

String
expression
 

Returns

Object

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

eval("var x = 2 + 3;");
application.output(x); // prints: 5.0
 

isFinite(n)

Returns true if the given number is a finite number.

Parameters

Number
n
 

Returns

Boolean

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

application.output(isFinite(1)); // prints: true
application.output(isFinite(Infinity)); // prints: false
application.output(isFinite(isNaN)); // prints: false
 

isNaN(value)

The NaN property indicates that a value is 'Not a Number'.

Parameters

Object
value
 

Returns

void

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

isNaN( value )
 

isXMLName(name)

Returns true if the given name can be used as a valid name for an XML element or attribute.

Parameters

String
name
 

Returns

Boolean

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient

Sample

application.output(isXMLName("good_name")); // prints: true
application.output(isXMLName("bad name")); // because of the space, prints: false
 

parseFloat(text)

Makes a floating point number from the starting numbers in a given string.

Parameters

String
text
 

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

parseFloat('string')
 

parseInt(text)

Makes a integer from the starting numbers in a given string in the base specified.

Parameters

String
text
 

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

parseInt('0774')
 

parseInt(text, radix)

Makes a integer from the starting numbers in a given string in the base specified.

Parameters

String
text
 
Number
radix
 

Returns

Number

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

parseInt('0774' , 8)
 

uneval(obj)

Returns the string representation behind a given object.

Parameters

Object
obj
 

Returns

String

Supported Clients

SmartClient,WebClient,NGClient,MobileClient

Sample

application.output(uneval(isNaN)); // prints something like: function isNaN() { [native code for isNaN, arity=1] }