Question

Which is not a JavaScript global function?

(a) compile()

(b) eval()

(c) decodeURI()

(d) isNaN()

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Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) compile()

Easiest explanation: There are various global functions in JavaScript, decodeURI(), escape(), isFinite(), eval(), isNaN(), encodeURI(), decodeURIComponent(), encodeURIComponent(), isFinite(), is NaN(), parseFloat(), String(), parseInt(), unescape() are some of the methods.