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## WebWorker.evaluate() method
If the function passed to the `worker.evaluate` returns a Promise, then `worker.evaluate` would wait for the promise to resolve and return its value. If the function passed to the `worker.evaluate` returns a non-serializable value, then `worker.evaluate` resolves to `undefined`. DevTools Protocol also supports transferring some additional values that are not serializable by `JSON`: `-0`, `NaN`, `Infinity`, `-Infinity`, and bigint literals. Shortcut for `await worker.executionContext()).evaluate(pageFunction, ...args)`.
Signature:
```typescript
evaluate(pageFunction: Function | string, ...args: any[]): Promise;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| pageFunction | Function \| string | Function to be evaluated in the worker context. |
| args | any\[\] | Arguments to pass to pageFunction
. |
Returns:
Promise<ReturnType>
Promise which resolves to the return value of `pageFunction`.