function drupal_load

Includes a file with the provided type and name.

This prevents including a theme, engine, module, etc., more than once.

Parameters

$type: The type of item to load (i.e. theme, theme_engine, module).

$name: The name of the item to load.

Return value

TRUE if the item is loaded or has already been loaded.

17 calls to drupal_load()
authorize.php in ./authorize.php
Administrative script for running authorized file operations.
bootstrap_invoke_all in includes/bootstrap.inc
Invokes a bootstrap hook in all bootstrap modules that implement it.
ColorUnitTestCase::setUp in modules/color/color.test
Set up the test environment.
field_sql_storage_schema in modules/field/modules/field_sql_storage/field_sql_storage.install
Implements hook_schema().
forum_uninstall in modules/forum/forum.install
Implements hook_uninstall().

... See full list

File

includes/bootstrap.inc, line 1430

Code

function drupal_load($type, $name) {
    // Once a file is included this can't be reversed during a request so do not
    // use drupal_static() here.
    static $files = array();
    if (isset($files[$type][$name])) {
        return TRUE;
    }
    $filename = drupal_get_filename($type, $name);
    if ($filename) {
        include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $filename;
        $files[$type][$name] = TRUE;
        return TRUE;
    }
    return FALSE;
}

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