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diff --git a/doc/classes/ResourceUID.xml b/doc/classes/ResourceUID.xml index f91c39b512..782a8a2968 100644 --- a/doc/classes/ResourceUID.xml +++ b/doc/classes/ResourceUID.xml @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <class name="ResourceUID" inherits="Object" version="4.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../class.xsd"> <brief_description> + Singleton for managing a cache of resource UIDs within a project. </brief_description> <description> + Resources can not only be referenced using their resource paths [code]res://[/code], but alternatively through a unique identifier specified via [code]uid://[/code]. + Using UIDs allows for the engine to keep references between resources intact, even if the files get renamed or moved. + This singleton is responsible for keeping track of all registered resource UIDs of a project, generating new UIDs and converting between the string and integer representation. </description> <tutorials> </tutorials> @@ -12,35 +16,45 @@ <argument index="0" name="id" type="int" /> <argument index="1" name="path" type="String" /> <description> + Adds a new UID value which is mapped to the given resource path. + Fails with an error if the UID already exists, so be sure to check [method has_id] beforehand, or use [method set_id] instead. </description> </method> <method name="create_id"> <return type="int" /> <description> + Generates a random resource UID which is guaranteed to be unique within the list of currently loaded UIDs. + In order for this UID to be registered, you must call [method add_id] or [method set_id]. </description> </method> <method name="get_id_path" qualifiers="const"> <return type="String" /> <argument index="0" name="id" type="int" /> <description> + Returns the path that the given UID value refers to. + Fails with an error if the UID does not exist, so be sure to check [method has_id] beforehand. </description> </method> <method name="has_id" qualifiers="const"> <return type="bool" /> <argument index="0" name="id" type="int" /> <description> + Returns whether the given UID value is known to the cache. </description> </method> <method name="id_to_text" qualifiers="const"> <return type="String" /> <argument index="0" name="id" type="int" /> <description> + Converts the given UID to a [code]uid://[/code] string value. </description> </method> <method name="remove_id"> <return type="void" /> <argument index="0" name="id" type="int" /> <description> + Removes a loaded UID value from the cache. + Fails with an error if the UID does not exist, so be sure to check [method has_id] beforehand. </description> </method> <method name="set_id"> @@ -48,17 +62,22 @@ <argument index="0" name="id" type="int" /> <argument index="1" name="path" type="String" /> <description> + Updates the resource path of an existing UID. + Fails with an error if the UID does not exist, so be sure to check [method has_id] beforehand, or use [method add_id] instead. </description> </method> <method name="text_to_id" qualifiers="const"> <return type="int" /> <argument index="0" name="text_id" type="String" /> <description> + Extracts the UID value from the given [code]uid://[/code] string. </description> </method> </methods> <constants> <constant name="INVALID_ID" value="-1"> + The value to use for an invalid UID, for example if the resource could not be loaded. + Its text representation is [code]uid://<invalid>[/code]. </constant> </constants> </class> |