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Application.ExternalEval

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public static function ExternalEval(script: string): void;
public static void ExternalEval(string script);

Parameters

script The Javascript function to call.

Description

Evaluates script function in the containing web page.

This will execute a JavaScript script function in the web page that contains the WebGL content.

// Navigates to the previous page
Application.ExternalEval ("history.back()");
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {
    void Example() {
        Application.ExternalEval("history.back()");
    }
}

Note: The web player is not supported from 5.4.0 onwards. See Also: Application.ExternalCall.

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