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diff --git a/doc/classes/ResourceLoader.xml b/doc/classes/ResourceLoader.xml index 76b7c39191..31bba18171 100644 --- a/doc/classes/ResourceLoader.xml +++ b/doc/classes/ResourceLoader.xml @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <class name="ResourceLoader" inherits="Object" category="Core" version="3.2"> <brief_description> - Resource Loader. + Singleton used to load resource files. </brief_description> <description> - Resource Loader. This is a static object accessible as [ResourceLoader]. GDScript has a simplified load() function, though. + Singleton used to load resource files from the filesystem. + It uses the many [ResourceFormatLoader] classes registered in the engine (either built-in or from a plugin) to load files into memory and convert them to a format that can be used by the engine. + GDScript has a simplified [method @GDScript.load] built-in method which can be used in most situations, leaving the use of [ResourceLoader] for more advanced scenarios. </description> <tutorials> </tutorials> @@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ <argument index="1" name="type_hint" type="String" default=""""> </argument> <description> + Returns whether a recognized resource exists for the given [code]path[/code]. + An optional [code]type_hint[/code] can be used to further specify the [Resource] type that should be handled by the [ResourceFormatLoader]. </description> </method> <method name="get_dependencies"> @@ -25,6 +29,7 @@ <argument index="0" name="path" type="String"> </argument> <description> + Returns the dependencies for the resource at the given [code]path[/code]. </description> </method> <method name="get_recognized_extensions_for_type"> @@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ <argument index="0" name="path" type="String"> </argument> <description> + [i]Deprecated method.[/i] Use [method has_cached] or [method exists] instead. </description> </method> <method name="has_cached"> @@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ <argument index="0" name="path" type="String"> </argument> <description> + Returns whether a cached resource is available for the given [code]path[/code]. + Once a resource has been loaded by the engine, it is cached in memory for faster access, and future calls to the [method load] or [method load_interactive] methods will use the cached version. The cached resource can be overridden by using [method Resource.take_over_path] on a new resource for that same path. </description> </method> <method name="load"> @@ -62,6 +70,11 @@ <argument index="2" name="no_cache" type="bool" default="false"> </argument> <description> + Loads a resource at the given [code]path[/code], caching the result for further access. + The registered [ResourceFormatLoader]s are queried sequentially to find the first one which can handle the file's extension, and then attempt loading. If loading fails, the remaining ResourceFormatLoaders are also attempted. + An optional [code]type_hint[/code] can be used to further specify the [Resource] type that should be handled by the [ResourceFormatLoader]. + If [code]no_cache[/code] is [code]true[/code], the resource cache will be bypassed and the resource will be loaded anew. Otherwise, the cached resource will be returned if it exists. + Returns an empty resource if no ResourceFormatLoader could handle the file. </description> </method> <method name="load_interactive"> @@ -72,7 +85,8 @@ <argument index="1" name="type_hint" type="String" default=""""> </argument> <description> - Load a resource interactively, the returned object allows to load with high granularity. + Starts loading a resource interactively. The returned [ResourceInteractiveLoader] object allows to load with high granularity, calling its [method ResourceInteractiveLoader.poll] method successively to load chunks. + An optional [code]type_hint[/code] can be used to further specify the [Resource] type that should be handled by the [ResourceFormatLoader]. </description> </method> <method name="set_abort_on_missing_resources"> @@ -81,7 +95,7 @@ <argument index="0" name="abort" type="bool"> </argument> <description> - Change the behavior on missing sub-resources. Default is to abort load. + Changes the behavior on missing sub-resources. The default behavior is to abort loading. </description> </method> </methods> |