Using $scope with $parse - angularjs

I want to find the value of a parsed text in angular.
For example:
I know i can set the scope value of a variable text like following
var text = 'randomString';
$parse(text).assign($scope, 1234);
But i do not need to set the value. Instead i want to retrieve it. I tried console.log($parse('randomString')), but it prints out a function. I tried console.log($scope.$parse('randomString')), but it throws an error saying it is not a function.
I know i can use $scope.randomString in the above example but i need the string to be dynamic so i do not know what the string will actually be
How can i retrieve the value?

Okay so I came across a solution online. I used:
console.log($scope.$eval('randomString'));

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Now my question is,
What does '.,' means in the above code?
Using 'tools' in place of '.,' gives all the //a links. Reason?
Whenever I use 'Tools' instead of 'tools' in the above code, it does not work.
The dot step is an abbreviated syntax, from the specs:
. selects the context node
Because it's used as parameter for a function that expects a string, will be casted by the means of string() function.
The string 'tools' always contains the string 'tools', thus you are not filtering any selected a element when you used instead of .
In the other hand, any lowercase string will never contain the string 'Tools', so you won't be able to select anything.

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I did a separate levelData class to be able to flexibly add levels. I was happy with it until my supervisor ordered me to convert my levelData into XML. I did an XML version of the levelData's data (question, answers, correct answer...). I used the old class and converted it so that it fetches the XML.
All seems well, I did traces of my answers array and it printed nicely...
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LevelData Class in PasteBin: http://pastebin.com/aTKC1sBC
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Another possible issue is the delay in loading the XML data. Make sure your data is set before QuestionPane tries to access it.
When did you call
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these? You load the XML and on complete you fill the array, what is correct. but is the XML loaded and parsed to the time when you access (fill the TextFields) the choices array already?

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I am trying to get a value from salesforce class into a javascript variable. I am able to get the value if its a single line value, but if its multiline textarea it gives a unterminated string literal error
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See the documentation.
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