Difference between revisions of "Loadstring"
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Revision as of 14:28, 13 July 2023
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)
Description
Gets the chunk from the given string. <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> (function) = loadstring(string,chunkname) </source>
To load and run a given string, use the idiom:
assert(loadstring(s))()
Chunkname is used as the chunk name for error messages and debug information. When absent, chunkname defaults to the given string.
Parameters
string: (string) string to load and compile
chunkname: (string) is used as the chunk name for error messages and debug information optional
Return values
Returns (function) compiled chunk as a function, otherwise returns nil
