ork::ResourceLoader Class Reference
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An abstract resource loader, loads ResourceDescriptor from disk or other locations. More...

#include <ResourceLoader.h>

Inheritance diagram for ork::ResourceLoader:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	ResourceLoader ()
	Creates a new resource loader.
virtual	~ResourceLoader ()
	Deletes this resource loader.
virtual string	findResource (const string &name)=0
	Returns the path of the resource of the given name.
virtual ptr< ResourceDescriptor >	loadResource (const string &name)=0
	Loads the ResourceDescriptor of the given name.
virtual ptr< ResourceDescriptor >	reloadResource (const string &name, ptr< ResourceDescriptor > currentValue)=0
	Reloads the ResourceDescriptor of the given name.

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Detailed Description

An abstract resource loader, loads ResourceDescriptor from disk or other locations.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ork::ResourceLoader::ResourceLoader

(

)

Creates a new resource loader.

virtual ork::ResourceLoader::~ResourceLoader

(

)

[virtual]

Deletes this resource loader.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual string ork::ResourceLoader::findResource

(

const string &

name

)

[pure virtual]

Returns the path of the resource of the given name.

Parameters:

name

the name of a resource.

Returns:

the path of this resource.

Exceptions:

exception

if the resource is not found.

Implemented in ork::CompiledResourceLoader, ork::ResourceCompiler, and ork::XMLResourceLoader.

virtual ptr<ResourceDescriptor> ork::ResourceLoader::loadResource

(

const string &

name

)

[pure virtual]

Loads the ResourceDescriptor of the given name.

Parameters:

name

the name of the ResourceDescriptor to be loaded.

Returns:

the ResourceDescriptor of the given name, or NULL if the resource is not found.

Implemented in ork::CompiledResourceLoader, ork::ResourceCompiler, and ork::XMLResourceLoader.

virtual ptr<ResourceDescriptor> ork::ResourceLoader::reloadResource	(	const string &	name,
		ptr< ResourceDescriptor >	currentValue
	)			[pure virtual]

Reloads the ResourceDescriptor of the given name.

Parameters:

	name	the name of the ResourceDescriptor to be loaded.
	currentValue	the current value of this ResourceDescriptor.

Returns:

the new value of this ResourceDescriptor, or NULL if this value has not changed.

Implemented in ork::CompiledResourceLoader, and ork::XMLResourceLoader.