CurrentAssemblies.LoadFromPath

Parameters

Returns

Assembly The loaded assembly.

Description

Loads an assembly from the specified file path.

Unity automatically loads script assemblies and managed plug-ins. To load any other assemblies from a file, use this API. This is a safer alternative to .NET's Assembly.LoadFrom(string) in the Unity context. Unlike Assembly.LoadFrom, assemblies loaded with this API are guaranteed to work correctly with code reload.

Additional resources: CurrentAssemblies.LoadFromBytes.

using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Assemblies;

public class AssemblyLoadingFromPath
{
    [MenuItem("Test/Load Assembly From Path")]
    static void LoadAssemblyFromPath()
    {
        var assembly = CurrentAssemblies.LoadFromPath(@"C:\Some\Path\To\TheAssembly.dll");
        Debug.Log(assembly.FullName);
    }
}