luau.load

Loads Luau bytecode and returns a function that executes it.

Signature

function load(bytecode: string, chunkname: string?, env: {[any]: any}?): (...any) -> ...any

Summary

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
bytecode	string	The binary bytecode to load.
chunkname	string?	Optional name for the chunk (used in debugging).
env	{[any]: any}?	Optional environment for the loaded function.

Example

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

local bytecode = luau.compile("return ...")
local fn = luau.load(bytecode, "my_chunk")

print(fn("Hello!")) -- Hello!