drupal_load

includes/bootstrap.inc, line 330

Versions
4.6 – 7: drupal_load($type, $name)

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.

▸ 4 functions call drupal_load()

▾ 4 functions call drupal_load()

bootstrap_invoke_all in includes/bootstrap.inc: Call all init or exit hooks without including all modules.
module_load_all in includes/module.inc: Load all the modules that have been enabled in the system table.
system_module_listing in modules/system.module: Generate a list of all the available modules, as well as update the system list.
system_theme_data in modules/system.module: Collect data about all currently available themes

Code

<?php
function drupal_load($type, $name) {
  // print $name. '<br />';
  static $files = array();

  if ($files[$type][$name]) {
    return TRUE;
  }

  $filename = drupal_get_filename($type, $name);

  if ($filename) {
    include_once($filename);
    $files[$type][$name] = TRUE;

    return TRUE;
  }

  return FALSE;
}
?>

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