VB.NET logical expression evaluator
- by Tim
I need to test a logical expression held in a string to see if it evaluate to TRUE or FALSE.(the strig is built dynamically)
For example the resulting string may contain "'dog'<'cat' OR (14 AND 4<6)". There are no variables in the string, it will logically evaluate. It will only contain simple operators = < < = <= and AND , OR and Open and Close Brackets, string constants and numbers. (converted to correct syntax && || etc.)
I currently acheive this by creating a jscipt function and compiling it into a .dll. I then reference the .dll in my VB.NET project.
class ExpressionEvaluator
{
function Evaluate(Expression : String)
{
return eval(Expression);
}
}
Is there a simpler method using built in .NET functions or Lamdba expressions.
