[Home](./index.md) > [puppeteer](./puppeteer.md) > [Frame](./puppeteer.frame.md) > [$eval](./puppeteer.frame._eval.md) ## Frame.$eval() method Signature: ```typescript $eval(selector: string, pageFunction: (element: Element, ...args: unknown[]) => ReturnType | Promise, ...args: SerializableOrJSHandle[]): Promise>; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | selector | string | the selector to query for | | pageFunction | (element: Element, ...args: unknown\[\]) => ReturnType \| Promise<ReturnType> | the function to be evaluated in the frame's context | | args | [SerializableOrJSHandle](./puppeteer.serializableorjshandle.md)\[\] | additional arguments to pass to pageFuncton | Returns: Promise<[WrapElementHandle](./puppeteer.wrapelementhandle.md)<ReturnType>> ## Remarks This method runs `document.querySelector` within the frame and passes it as the first argument to `pageFunction`. If `pageFunction` returns a Promise, then `frame.$eval` would wait for the promise to resolve and return its value. ## Example ```js const searchValue = await frame.$eval('#search', el => el.value); ```