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## ExecutionContext.evaluateHandle() method
Signature:
```typescript
evaluateHandle(pageFunction: EvaluateHandleFn, ...args: SerializableOrJSHandle[]): Promise;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| pageFunction | [EvaluateHandleFn](./puppeteer.evaluatehandlefn.md) | a function to be evaluated in the executionContext |
| args | [SerializableOrJSHandle](./puppeteer.serializableorjshandle.md)\[\] | argument to pass to the page function |
Returns:
Promise<HandleType>
A promise that resolves to the return value of the given function as an in-page object (a [JSHandle](./puppeteer.jshandle.md)).
## Remarks
The only difference between `executionContext.evaluate` and `executionContext.evaluateHandle` is that `executionContext.evaluateHandle` returns an in-page object (a [JSHandle](./puppeteer.jshandle.md)). If the function passed to the `executionContext.evaluateHandle` returns a Promise, then `executionContext.evaluateHandle` would wait for the promise to resolve and return its value.
## Example 1
```js
const context = await page.mainFrame().executionContext();
const aHandle = await context.evaluateHandle(() => Promise.resolve(self));
aHandle; // Handle for the global object.
```
## Example 2
A string can also be passed in instead of a function.
```js
// Handle for the '3' * object.
const aHandle = await context.evaluateHandle('1 + 2');
```
## Example 3
JSHandle instances can be passed as arguments to the `executionContext.* evaluateHandle`:
```js
const aHandle = await context.evaluateHandle(() => document.body);
const resultHandle = await context.evaluateHandle(body => body.innerHTML, * aHandle);
console.log(await resultHandle.jsonValue()); // prints body's innerHTML
await aHandle.dispose();
await resultHandle.dispose();
```