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JPluginHelper::importPlugin

Description

Loads all the plugin files for a particular type if no specific plugin is specified otherwise only the specific pugin is loaded.

public static function importPlugin (
        $type
        $plugin=null
        $autocreate=true
        $dispatcher=null
)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$type	string		The plugin type, relates to the sub-directory in the plugins directory.
$plugin	string	null	The plugin name.
$autocreate	boolean	true
$dispatcher		null	Optionally allows the plugin to use a different dispatcher.

• Returns boolean True on success.
• Defined on line 85 of libraries/joomla/plugin/helper.php
• Since
• Referenced by
  • JAuthentication::__construct
  • JEditor::_loadEditor
  • JUser::delete
  • JModelAdmin::delete
  • JApplication::dispatch
  • JEditor::getButtons
  • JUserHelper::getProfile
  • JApplication::initialise
  • JInstaller::install
  • JHtmlContent::prepare
  • JModelForm::preprocessForm
  • JModelAdmin::publish
  • JApplication::render
  • JApplication::route
  • JUser::save
  • JModelAdmin::save
  • JInstaller::uninstall
  • JInstaller::update

See also

• JPluginHelper::importPlugin source code on BitBucket
• Class JPluginHelper
• Subpackage Plugin
• Other versions of JPluginHelper::importPlugin