Convert a string to type "LuaFunction"

Question

I'm using the LuaInterface in .net for a large project I'm working on. Is it possible to convert a string straight into a LuaFunction (similar to how LoadString() works?).

Doesn't LuaInterface have `LoadString` or some equivalent? If not, it's not a good interface to Lua, and it should probably change its name ;) — Nicol Bolas, Sep 28 '11 at 18:41
@Nicol You can run a string, yes. I need to convert a string to a `LuaFunction` object. — Freesnöw, Sep 28 '11 at 21:20
`lua_loadstring` does not run the string. It loads it, converting it into a function which it pushes onto the stack. If LuaInterface has a special object for Lua functions, then LuaInterface's equivalent of `lua_loadstring` should return that special object. Or something else that is callable. What does it return? — Nicol Bolas, Sep 28 '11 at 23:47
It returns what the script it runs returns (e.g. `return 3` is my Lua script would return 3). — Freesnöw, Sep 29 '11 at 08:07

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 01 '11 at 15:20

LuaInterface has LoadString, that is how you get lua source code parsed into a LuaFunction, you can then use the Call method to execute the function.

static void Main(string[] args) {
    Lua lua = new LuaInterface.Lua();

    LuaFunction func = lua.LoadString("return 5", "name for debugging");

    func.Call();
}

Convert a string to type "LuaFunction"

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