CEGUI::ResourceProvider Class Reference

Abstract class that defines the required interface for all resource provider sub-classes. More...

Inheritance diagram for CEGUI::ResourceProvider:

Collaboration diagram for CEGUI::ResourceProvider:

Public Member Functions
	ResourceProvider ()
	Constructor for the ResourceProvider class.
virtual	~ResourceProvider (void)
	Destructor for the ResourceProvider class.
virtual void	loadRawDataContainer (const String &filename, RawDataContainer &output, const String &resourceGroup)=0
	Load XML data using InputSource objects. More...
virtual void	unloadRawDataContainer (RawDataContainer &data)
	Unload raw binary data. This gives the resource provider a change to unload the data in its own way before the data container object is destroyed. If it does nothing, then the object will release its memory. More...
const String &	getDefaultResourceGroup (void) const
	Return the current default resource group identifier. More...
void	setDefaultResourceGroup (const String &resourceGroup)
	Set the default resource group identifier. More...

Protected Attributes
String	d_defaultResourceGroup
	Default resource group identifier.

Detailed Description

Abstract class that defines the required interface for all resource provider sub-classes.

A ResourceProvider is used to load both XML and binary data from an external source. This could be from a filesystem or the resource manager of a specific renderer.

Member Function Documentation

const String& CEGUI::ResourceProvider::getDefaultResourceGroup ( void  ) const

inline

Return the current default resource group identifier.

Returns

String object containing the currently set default resource group identifier.

Referenced by CEGUI::System::System().

virtual void CEGUI::ResourceProvider::loadRawDataContainer ( const String &  filename, RawDataContainer &  output, const String &  resourceGroup  )

pure virtual

Load XML data using InputSource objects.

Parameters

filename	String containing a filename of the resource to be loaded.
output	Reference to a InputSourceContainer object to load the data into.

Load raw binary data.

Parameters

filename	String containing a filename of the resource to be loaded.
output	Reference to a RawDataContainer object to load the data into.
resourceGroup	Optional String that may be used by implementations to identify the group from which the resource should be loaded.

Implemented in CEGUI::DefaultResourceProvider.

Referenced by CEGUI::FreeTypeFont::updateFont().

void CEGUI::ResourceProvider::setDefaultResourceGroup ( const String &  resourceGroup )

inline

Set the default resource group identifier.

Parameters

resourceGroup

String object containing the default resource group identifier to be used.

Returns

Nothing.

Referenced by CEGUI::System::System().

virtual void CEGUI::ResourceProvider::unloadRawDataContainer ( RawDataContainer &  data )

inlinevirtual

Unload raw binary data. This gives the resource provider a change to unload the data in its own way before the data container object is destroyed. If it does nothing, then the object will release its memory.

Parameters

data	Reference to a RawDataContainer object that is about to be destroyed.

Reimplemented in CEGUI::DefaultResourceProvider.

Referenced by CEGUI::FreeTypeFont::free().