Loadstring

[arezu]

How do i "unload" functions and events I have loaded with loadstring?

[Kenix]

What you mean "unload" ?

Can you show example?

[arezu]

I send client script to the player and then use loadstring to load the script, but i need to "unload" the script at another moment, without player having to reconnect.

for example a map has disco sky, and then on next map i want to load the script for that map instead.

[BinSlayer1]

Check this out

http://www.lua.org/pil/8.html

Assuming you have this:

loadedFunc = loadstring('string here') 
loadedFunc() 

It doesn't actually say how to remove the loadstring, but I think you can try this:

loadedFunc = nil 

Just check that link, maybe I missed it

[Kenix]

loadstring( 'g = 1' ) ( ) 
print( g ) -->1 
g = nil 
print( g ) --> nil 
  

[arezu]

I tried setting it to nil before, but it doesn't work.

[Kenix]

Show your code.

[BinSlayer1]

How can you tell it doesn't work?

Stuff you pass to loadstring acts as compiling another separate (anonymous) function. When you call it, stuff(in it) gets executed. If you set the stuff that gets executed back to nil, then it should work fine

(You can do so by using yet another loadstring if you want to)

[arezu]

outputDebugString("Script loaded!") 
fileLoaded[location] = loadstring(file[location]) 
fileLoaded[location]() 
setTimer(function(location) 
    fileLoaded[location] = nil 
    outputChatBox(tostring(fileLoaded[location])) 
end, 3000, 1, location) 

I start a map that has dxDrawText, and then wait 3 sec, but it still shows the text on screen.

[BinSlayer1]

you're nil-ing the main function, but not everything it has fired since it was called.. It may have called some addEventHandler functions so you must use removeEventHandler

I could be wrong

[arezu]

you're nil-ing the main function, but not everything it has fired since it was called.. It may have called some addEventHandler functions so you must use removeEventHandler

I could be wrong

Yeah, i already know that i can do removeEventHandler, but i was just asking if there was an easier way than searching for all events and using removeEventHandler and killing all timers

[Kenix]

Believe me, you need to use loadstring only in extreme necessity.

Why you use loadstring can you say?

[arezu]

Believe me, you need to use loadstring only in extreme necessity.

Why you use loadstring can you say?

I have a training gamemode (Race) and all players should be able to play on different maps.

[arezu]

I found another "easy" way to fix it.. thanks for the help anyways!

(I replaced addEventHandler with addEventHandler2(my own custom function) and saved function names and event names and then remove events inside the script..)

edit: Now i just want to know if its possible to loadstring from compiled script.

[Cadu12]

It is possible make a protect file client.

e.g |0154|4879|nameFunction|0144|0145|0153| -> function nameFunction() end

Yes it is impossible for you.