luau.fromSource

Compiles a source string and returns it as a function if successful.

Signature

function fromSource(source: string, chunkname: string?): (function?, string?)

Summary

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
source	string	The Luau source code to compile and load.
chunkname	string?	Optional name for the chunk

Example

local luau = require("@std/luau")

local fn, err = luau.fromSource("print('Success!')")

if fn then
    fn()
else
    warn("Compilation failed: " .. err)
end