Irrlicht 3D Engine
irr::video::IImageLoader Class Referenceabstract

Class which is able to create a image from a file. More...

#include <IImageLoader.h>

+ Inheritance diagram for irr::video::IImageLoader:

Public Member Functions

virtual bool isALoadableFileExtension (const io::path &filename) const =0
 Check if the file might be loaded by this class. More...
 
virtual bool isALoadableFileFormat (io::IReadFile *file) const =0
 Check if the file might be loaded by this class. More...
 
virtual IImageloadImage (io::IReadFile *file) const =0
 Creates a surface from the file. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from irr::IReferenceCounted
 IReferenceCounted ()
 Constructor. More...
 
virtual ~IReferenceCounted ()
 Destructor. More...
 
bool drop () const
 Drops the object. Decrements the reference counter by one. More...
 
const c8getDebugName () const
 Returns the debug name of the object. More...
 
s32 getReferenceCount () const
 Get the reference count. More...
 
void grab () const
 Grabs the object. Increments the reference counter by one. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Protected Member Functions inherited from irr::IReferenceCounted
void setDebugName (const c8 *newName)
 Sets the debug name of the object. More...
 

Detailed Description

Class which is able to create a image from a file.

If you want the Irrlicht Engine be able to load textures of currently unsupported file formats (e.g .gif), then implement this and add your new Surface loader with IVideoDriver::addExternalImageLoader() to the engine.

Definition at line 26 of file IImageLoader.h.

Member Function Documentation

§ isALoadableFileExtension()

virtual bool irr::video::IImageLoader::isALoadableFileExtension ( const io::path filename) const
pure virtual

Check if the file might be loaded by this class.

Check is based on the file extension (e.g. ".tga")

Parameters
filenameName of file to check.
Returns
True if file seems to be loadable.

§ isALoadableFileFormat()

virtual bool irr::video::IImageLoader::isALoadableFileFormat ( io::IReadFile file) const
pure virtual

Check if the file might be loaded by this class.

Check might look into the file.

Parameters
fileFile handle to check.
Returns
True if file seems to be loadable.

§ loadImage()

virtual IImage* irr::video::IImageLoader::loadImage ( io::IReadFile file) const
pure virtual

Creates a surface from the file.

Parameters
fileFile handle to check.
Returns
Pointer to newly created image, or 0 upon error.

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