Call JavaScript Function by String Name

You can use eval() method to invoke a JavaScript function whose name is stored in a string variable but there’s a better method that doesn’t require eval.

Let’s say we have a function helloWorld(e) that takes variable and prints it.

function helloWorld(e) {
  e = e || 'Anonymous';
  console.log('Hello ' + e);
  return;
}

We declare a variable that has the function name and another variable that stores the arguments.

// Function name to invoke
var fnName = 'helloWorld';

// Params to pass to the function
var params = 'ctrlq.org';

// Call function using Window object
window[fnName](params);

This can be useful for invoking Google Apps Script functions as well. However, since it is server-side code and not a web browser environment, we use this to refer to the object that contains it.

this[fnName](params);

Amit Agarwal is a web geek, solo entrepreneur and loves making things on the Internet. Google recently awarded him the Google Developer Expert and Google Cloud Champion title for his work on Google Workspace and Google Apps Script.

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