LUA_LOAD(3) Library Functions Manual LUA_LOAD(3)

lua_load — loads a Lua chunk, function indicator [-0, +1, -]

#include <lua.h>

int
lua_load(lua_State *L, lua_Reader reader, void *data, const char *chunkname);

() loads a Lua chunk. If there are no errors, lua_load() pushes the compiled chunk as a Lua function on top of the stack. Otherwise, it pushes an error message.

This function only loads a chunk; it does not run it.

() automatically detects whether the chunk is text or binary, and loads it accordingly, see luac(1).

The () function uses a user-supplied reader function to read the chunk, see lua_Reader(3). The data argument is an opaque value passed to the reader function.

The chunkname argument gives a name to the chunk, which is used for error messages and in debug information.

The return values of lua_load() are:

:
no errors;
:
syntax error during pre-compilation;
:
memory allocation error.

luac(1), lua_Reader(3)

Roberto Ierusalimschy, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo, and Waldemar Celes, Lua 5.1 Reference Manual.

The lua_load() manual page is based on Lua Reference Manual 5.1 and was created by Sergey Bronnikov.

July 15, 2022 Debian