Re: Indirect call to function and passing arguments

[Michael Gerbracht <smartmails@...>]

In article <20080715102944.76035463@trite.i.flarn.net.i.flarn.net>, Rob
Kendrick <lua-l@nun.org.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:19:10 +0200 (MESZ) Michael Gerbracht
> <smartmails@arcor.de> wrote:

> > function call(f,n) x = 5 y = loadstring("return "..f) z = y() print(z)
> > end
> > 
> > call("add(n)",12)

> I'm going to assume your use of globals is intentional, rather than lack
> of style :) but try this;

Yes, in the real code I make use of local variables (which does not
exclude that the style is still lacking...)

> [code]

> There are perhaps more elegant solutions to this: it assumes the
> function is in the globals table. 

Ok, thanks, this works for me.

> Perhaps put your callable functions in their own table and look them up
> in that?

I think about that but anyway the function will be _G or not?

> (I'm assuming you're receiving the "add" string from the user, and thus
> can't just do 'add(12)').

Yes, even the function itself may be defined by the user.

Thanks,
Michael

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