ContentProcessorContext.BuildAsset Generic Method (Generic ExternalReference, String, OpaqueDataDictionary, String, String)
Note
This generic method is available only when developing for Windows.
Initiates a nested build of an additional asset.
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function BuildAsset(Of TInput, TOutput) ( _
sourceAsset As ExternalReference(Of TInput), _
processorName As String, _
processorParameters As OpaqueDataDictionary, _
importerName As String, _
assetName As String _
) As ExternalReference(Of TOutput)
public abstract ExternalReference<TOutput> BuildAsset<TInput,TOutput> (
ExternalReference<TInput> sourceAsset,
string processorName,
OpaqueDataDictionary processorParameters,
string importerName,
string assetName
)
public:
generic<typename TInput, typename TOutput>
ExternalReference<TOutput> BuildAsset(
ExternalReference<TInput> sourceAsset,
String processorName,
OpaqueDataDictionary processorParameters,
String importerName,
String assetName
) abstract
Type Parameters
- TInput
Type of the input. - TOutput
Type of the output.
Parameters
- sourceAsset
Type: ExternalReference<TInput>
Reference to the source asset. - processorName
Type: String
Optional processor for this content. - processorParameters
Type: OpaqueDataDictionary
Optional collection of named values available as input to the content processor. - importerName
Type: String
Optional importer for this content. - assetName
Type: String
Optional name of the final compiled content.
Return Value
Type: ExternalReference<TOutput>
Reference to the final compiled content. The build work is not required to complete before returning. Therefore, this file may not be up to date when BuildAsset returns but it will be available for loading by the game at runtime.
Remarks
An example of usage for BuildAsset is being called by a mesh processor to request that any related textures used are also built, replacing the original TGA file references with new references to the converted texture files.
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline
Assembly: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline (in microsoft.xna.framework.content.pipeline.dll)
See Also
Conceptual
Reference
ContentProcessorContext Class
ContentProcessorContext Members
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline Namespace
Platforms
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP