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Returns the memory used for an addon.

mem = GetAddOnMemoryUsage(index or name)

Arguments

index

number - The index from 1 to GetNumAddOns(). Note that you cannot query Blizzard addons by index.

name

string - The name of the addon (as in TOC/folder filename), case insensitive.

Returns

mem

number - Memory usage of the addon in kilobytes.

Details

• This function returns a cached value calculated by UpdateAddOnMemoryUsage()
• This function will raise an error if a secure Blizzard addon is queried.

Example

Prints the memory usage for all addons.

UpdateAddOnMemoryUsage()
for i = 1, GetNumAddOns() do
	local name = GetAddOnInfo(i)
	print(GetAddOnMemoryUsage(i), name)
end

Patch changes

Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Will now raise an error if a secure addon is queried.