JSLint “eval is evil.” alternatives

Question

I am have some JavaScript functions that run on both the client (browser) and the server (within a Java Rhino context). These are small functions - basically little validators

Answer 1

You can use

setInterval("code to be evaluated", 0);

Internally, if you pass setInterval a string it performs a function similar to eval().

However, I wouldn't worry about it. If you KNOW eval() is evil, and take appropriate precautions, it's not really a problem. Eval is similar to GoTo; you just have to be careful and aware of what you're doing to use them properly.