Difference between revisions of "Loadfile"

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__NOTOC__
 
__NOTOC__
<languages />
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'''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/>
'''<translate>Available since</translate>:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/>
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'''Class:''' [[(global)]]<br/>
'''<translate>Class</translate>:''' [[Special:MyLanguage/(global)|(global)]]<br/>
 
=== <translate>Description</translate> ===
 
<translate>Loads a chunk from the file without execution.
 
  
If there are no errors, returns the compiled chunk as a function; otherwise, returns nil plus the error message. The environment of the returned function is the global environment.</translate>
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=== Description ===
<source lang="lua">
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Loads a chunk from the file without execution.
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
 
(function) = loadfile(filename)
 
(function) = loadfile(filename)
</source>
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</syntaxhighlight>
=== <translate>Parameters</translate> ===
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'''filename''': (string) <translate>name of the file to load</translate> <br/>
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If there are no errors, returns the compiled chunk as a function, otherwise returns nil plus the error message. The environment of the returned function is the global environment.
=== <translate>Return values</translate> ===
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'''<translate>Returns</translate>''' (function) <translate>compiled chunk as a function; otherwise, returns nil</translate><br/>
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=== Parameters ===
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'''filename''': (string) name of the file to load<br/>
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=== Return values ===
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'''Returns''' (function) compiled chunk as a function, otherwise returns nil<br/>
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=== Example ===
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'''You may need to exclude ''myfile.lua'' from execution'''
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
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local level = loadfile("myfile.lua")()
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</syntaxhighlight>
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{{(global)}}

Latest revision as of 04:12, 2 December 2023

Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)

Description

Loads a chunk from the file without execution.

(function) = loadfile(filename)

If there are no errors, returns the compiled chunk as a function, otherwise returns nil plus the error message. The environment of the returned function is the global environment.

Parameters

filename: (string) name of the file to load

Return values

Returns (function) compiled chunk as a function, otherwise returns nil

Example

You may need to exclude myfile.lua from execution

local level = loadfile("myfile.lua")()