Loadstring

From GiderosMobile

Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)

Description

Gets the chunk from the given string.

(function) = loadstring(string,chunkname)

Loadstring is used mainly by some scripts and by the majority of exploiting scripts. It runs the string given inside its brackets as code. 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

Examples

local test = loadstring("print('Hello world!')")
test() --> Hello world!
-- same as above
local test = loadstring("print('Hello world!')")()

-- a calculator
local mathStuff = "5+5*3"
local resultOfMath = loadstring("return "..mathStuff)()
print(resultOfMath)

-- run string as code
local Code = "print('I love loadstrings!')"
loadstring(Code)()