C_AddOns.LoadAddOn

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	C_AddOns.LoadAddOn		+ 10.2.0 / 1.15.0
	LoadAddOn		+ 1.7.0 / 1.13.2

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loaded, value = C_AddOns.LoadAddOn(name)

Arguments

name

string|number - The name of the addon to be queried, or an index from 1 to C_AddOns.GetNumAddOns. The state of Blizzard addons can only be queried by name.

Returns

loaded

boolean? - true if the addon was loaded successfully, or if it has already been loaded.

value

string? - Locale-independent reason why the addon could not be loaded e.g. "DISABLED", otherwise returns nil if the addon was loaded.

Details

• Calling this function inside an ADDON_LOADED event handler may result in the named addon never receiving its own ADDON_LOADED event, as any new registrations for the event do not take effect until the dispatch of the first event has completed.