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Loads the class definition specified by `$class`. Also calls the `__init()` method on the class, if defined. Looks through the list of libraries defined in `$_configurations`, which are added through `lithium\core\Libraries::add()`.

Parameters

  • string $class The fully-namespaced (where applicable) name of the class to load.
  • boolean $require Specifies whether the class must be loaded or considered an exception. Defaults to `false`.

Returns

void

Source

						public static function load($class, $require = false) {
		$path = isset(static::$_cachedPaths[$class]) ? static::$_cachedPaths[$class] : null;
		$path = $path ?: static::path($class);

		if ($path && include $path) {
			static::$_cachedPaths[$class] = $path;
			method_exists($class, '__init') ? $class::__init() : null;
		} elseif ($require) {
			throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load class `{$class}` from path `{$path}`.");
		}
	}