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{{ | {{wowlua}} | ||
Parse a string as Lua code and return it as a reference to a function. | Parse a string as Lua code and return it as a reference to a function. | ||
func, errorMessage = loadstring("luaCodeBlock"[, "chunkName"]); | func, errorMessage = loadstring("luaCodeBlock"[, "chunkName"]); | ||
== Arguments == | == Arguments == | ||
;luaCodeBlock:String - a string of Lua code. Can be very long. | ;luaCodeBlock | ||
;chunkName:String - optionally name the code block. Will be shown as the "file name" in error messages. If not given, the file name will be "[string: ''first line of your Lua code here...'']". | :String - a string of Lua code. Can be very long. | ||
;chunkName | |||
:String - optionally name the code block. Will be shown as the "file name" in error messages. If not given, the file name will be "[string: ''first line of your Lua code here...'']". | |||
=== Returns === | === Returns === | ||
;func:Function reference - nil if there was a syntax error in the code block | ;func | ||
;errorMessage:String - will contain an error message if ''func'' was nil. | :Function reference - nil if there was a syntax error in the code block | ||
;errorMessage | |||
:String - will contain an error message if ''func'' was nil. | |||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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=== Catching all errors === | === Catching all errors === | ||
local func, errorMessage = loadstring("DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(\"Hello, World!\")"); | local func, errorMessage = loadstring("DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(\"Hello, World!\")"); | ||
if(not func) then | if(not func) then | ||