LuaSandbox::loadString

    (PECL luasandbox >= 1.0.0)

    LuaSandbox::loadString — Load Lua code into the Lua environment

    Description

    publicLuaSandbox::loadString(string$code, string$chunkName = ''): LuaSandboxFunction

    Loads Lua code into the Lua environment.

    This is the equivalent of standard Lua's loadstring() function.

    Parameters

    code

    Lua code.

    chunkName

    Name for the loaded chunk, for use in error traces.

    Return Values

    Returns a LuaSandboxFunction which, when executed, will execute the passed $code.

    Examples

    Example #1 Loading code into Lua

    <?php

    // create a new LuaSandbox
    $sandbox = new LuaSandbox();

    // Load the code
    $function = $sandbox->loadString(
    <<<CODE
     return "Hello, world"
    CODE
    );

    // Execute the loaded code
    var_dump( $function->call() );

    ?>

    The above example will output:

    array(1) { [0]=> string(12) "Hello, world" }

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