AssetLoader Class
Definition
Loads assets compiled into the application binary.
public class AssetLoader
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Exists | Checks if an asset with the specified URI exists. |
| GetAssembly | Extracts assembly information from URI |
| GetAssets | Gets all assets of a folder and subfolders that match specified uri. |
| InvalidateAssemblyCache (2 overloads) | Removes the assembly from the cache. |
| Open | Opens the asset with the requested URI. |
| OpenAndGetAssembly | Opens the asset with the requested URI and returns the asset stream and the assembly containing the asset. |
| SetDefaultAssembly | We need a way to override the default assembly selected by the host platform because right now it is selecting the wrong one for PCL based Apps. The AssetLoader needs a refactor cause right now it lives in 3+ platforms which can all be loaded on Windows. |
Exists Method
Checks if an asset with the specified URI exists.
public bool Exists(Uri uri, Uri baseUri)
Parameters
uri Uri
The URI.
baseUri Uri
A base URI to use if uri is relative.
Returns
bool
True if the asset could be found; otherwise false.
GetAssembly Method
Extracts assembly information from URI
public System.Reflection.Assembly GetAssembly(Uri uri, Uri baseUri)
Parameters
uri Uri
The URI.
baseUri Uri
A base URI to use if uri is relative.
Returns
System.Reflection.Assembly
Assembly associated with the Uri
GetAssets Method
Gets all assets of a folder and subfolders that match specified uri.
public System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Uri> GetAssets(Uri uri, Uri baseUri)
Parameters
uri Uri
The URI.
baseUri Uri
The base URI.
Returns
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Uri>
All matching assets as a tuple of the absolute path to the asset and the assembly containing the asset
InvalidateAssemblyCache overloads
InvalidateAssemblyCache Method
Removes the assembly from the cache.
public void InvalidateAssemblyCache()
Parameters
name
The Assemblies.First().GetName().Name
InvalidateAssemblyCache Method
Removes all assemblies from the cache.
public void InvalidateAssemblyCache(string name)
Parameters
name string
Open Method
Opens the asset with the requested URI.
public System.IO.Stream Open(Uri uri, Uri baseUri)
Parameters
uri Uri
The URI.
baseUri Uri
A base URI to use if uri is relative.
Returns
System.IO.Stream
A stream containing the asset contents.
Exceptions
OpenAndGetAssembly Method
Opens the asset with the requested URI and returns the asset stream and the assembly containing the asset.
public ValueTuple<System.IO.Stream, System.Reflection.Assembly> OpenAndGetAssembly(Uri uri, Uri baseUri)
Parameters
uri Uri
The URI.
baseUri Uri
A base URI to use if uri is relative.
Returns
ValueTuple<System.IO.Stream, System.Reflection.Assembly>
The stream containing the asset contents together with the assembly.
Exceptions
SetDefaultAssembly Method
We need a way to override the default assembly selected by the host platform because right now it is selecting the wrong one for PCL based Apps. The AssetLoader needs a refactor cause right now it lives in 3+ platforms which can all be loaded on Windows.
public void SetDefaultAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly assembly)
Parameters
assembly System.Reflection.Assembly