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---
sidebar_label: WebWorker.evaluate
---
# WebWorker.evaluate() method
Evaluates a given function in the [worker](./puppeteer.webworker.md).
#### Signature:
```typescript
class WebWorker {
evaluate<
Params extends unknown[],
Func extends EvaluateFunc<Params> = EvaluateFunc<Params>,
>(func: Func | string, ...args: Params): Promise<Awaited<ReturnType<Func>>>;
}
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| func | Func \| string | Function to be evaluated. |
| args | Params | Arguments to pass into <code>func</code>. |
**Returns:**
Promise&lt;Awaited&lt;ReturnType&lt;Func&gt;&gt;&gt;
The result of `func`.
## Remarks
If the given function returns a promise, [evaluate](./puppeteer.webworker.evaluate.md) will wait for the promise to resolve.
As a rule of thumb, if the return value of the given function is more complicated than a JSON object (e.g. most classes), then [evaluate](./puppeteer.webworker.evaluate.md) will \_likely\_ return some truncated value (or `{}`). This is because we are not returning the actual return value, but a deserialized version as a result of transferring the return value through a protocol to Puppeteer.
In general, you should use [evaluateHandle](./puppeteer.webworker.evaluatehandle.md) if [evaluate](./puppeteer.webworker.evaluate.md) cannot serialize the return value properly or you need a mutable [handle](./puppeteer.jshandle.md) to the return object.