Lua: Basic Functions: loadstring

loadstring (string [, chunkname])

Similar to load, but gets the chunk from the given string.

To load and run a given string, use the idiom

     assert(loadstring(s))()

When absent, chunkname defaults to the given string.

Basic Functions

assert •
collectgarbage •
dofile •
error •
getfenv •
getmetatable •
ipairs •
load •
loadfile •
loadstring •
next •
pairs •
pcall •
print •
rawequal •
rawget •
rawset •
select •
setfenv •
setmetatable •
tonumber •
tostring •
type •
unpack •
xpcall •
_G •
_VERSION •