Is there a method that will evaluate a string and produce an integer (assuming the string is an equation) in C#

Question

Okay, I know that in Python, say you had a string called

strExpression and it\'s value was \"1+2-(3*5)\"

There is a python method (function, sorry I get the

Answer 1

Try this it uses CodeDOM to create a calculator

Answer 2

There isn't exactly such a method in C#, but you can easily write one using the compiler at runtime to evaluate the expression. Check out CSharpCodeProvider.

Answer 3

You can use the Microsoft.JScript which exposes all client side javascript functions in C#

using System;
using Microsoft.JScript;
using Microsoft.JScript.Vsa;

namespace JustTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            object value = Eval.JScriptEvaluate("1+2-(3*5)", VsaEngine.CreateEngine());
            Console.Write(value);
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}