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Evaluation

To evaluate means to compute the value of an expression.

Related concepts:  ValueExpression

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Evaluation strategy

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Types and Programming Languages - Section 3.5

Misconceptions about Evaluation
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EvaluationResultsArePrinted
Evaluating an expression means outputting its result
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ExpressionsDynamicallyTyped
One has to evaluate an expression to determine its type
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NoShortCircuit
&& and || always evaluate both operands
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ToStringPrints
Invoking toString() prints something

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