Re: unescape lua string (opposite of %q)

[Shmuel Zeigerman <shmuz@...>]

HyperHacker wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 01:06, Jonathan Castello<twisolar@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > function reverse_q(str)
> >   str = str:gsub([[\?"]], [[\"]])
> >   return (assert(loadstring("return \"" .. str .. "\""))())
> > end
>
> Anything using loadstring is going to introduce security issues if
> someone manages to break out of your string.

The above function is not fully correct but it is 100% secure. No input 
can cause the execution of 'str' itself.

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Shmuel