59795 2011-04-29 07:38:32 -0700 Inconsistent SyntaxError from new Function(...) 2012-03-11 12:53:04 -0700 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit JavaScriptCore 528+ (Nightly build) Mac OS X 10.5 RESOLVED WORKSFORME P2 Normal --- 0 mikesamuel webkit-unassigned barraclough oliver oldest_to_newest 395258 0 mikesamuel 2011-04-29 07:38:32 -0700 Executing the Function constructor with a mis-parenthesized input thus Function("(i + (j)") exits abruptly with a SyntaxError: SyntaxError: Parse error Executing the same but with the return keyword before the mis-parenthesized expression does not error out: Function("return (i + (j)") evaluates normally with the value function anonymous() { return (i + (j); } I expected the first example and the second example to both produce a SyntaxError. I.e., if this is fixed, I expect Function("return (i + (j)") Note that var i = 1 var j = 2 typeof Function("return (i + (j)")() evaluates normally with the string "undefined" not "number" as might be done if bad inputs are being intentionally massaged or a SyntaxError as might be done if parsing is intentionally done lazily. 575821 1 barraclough 2012-03-11 12:53:04 -0700 Looks like these have been fixed, added the extra test cases in r110398