$classLoader API variable / WireClassLoader class

The ProcessWire $classLoader API variable handles autoloading of classes and modules.

This class loader is similar to a PSR-4 autoloader but with knowledge of modules.

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Common
Advanced

Common

Name	Return	Summary
$classLoader->addNamespace() $classLoader->addNamespace(string $namespace, string $path) $classLoader->addNamespace(string $namespace, string $path)	(nothing)	Add a namespace to point to a path root
$classLoader->addPrefix() $classLoader->addPrefix(string $prefix, string $path) $classLoader->addPrefix(string $prefix, string $path)	(nothing)	Map a class prefix to a path
$classLoader->addSuffix() $classLoader->addSuffix(string $suffix, string $path) $classLoader->addSuffix(string $suffix, string $path)	(nothing)	Map a class suffix to a path
$classLoader->findClassFile() $classLoader->findClassFile(string $className) $classLoader->findClassFile(string $className)	`bool` `string`	Find filename for given class name (primarily for API testing/debugging purposes)
$classLoader->getNamespace() $classLoader->getNamespace(string $namespace) $classLoader->getNamespace(string $namespace)	`array`	Return array of paths for the given namespace, or empty array if none found
$classLoader->hasNamespace() $classLoader->hasNamespace(string $namespace) $classLoader->hasNamespace(string $namespace)	`bool`	Return true if namespace is defined with paths or false if not
$classLoader->removeNamespace() $classLoader->removeNamespace(string $namespace) $classLoader->removeNamespace(string $namespace, string $path = '')	(nothing)	Remove defined paths (or single path) for given namespace

Advanced

Name	Return	Summary
$classLoader->addExtension() $classLoader->addExtension(string $ext) $classLoader->addExtension(string $ext)	(nothing)	Add a recognized file extension for PHP files
$classLoader->loadClass() $classLoader->loadClass(string $className) $classLoader->loadClass(string $className)	(nothing)	Load the file for the given class

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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