AssetLoader (gdx 1.12.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.badlogic.gdx.assets.loaders.AssetLoader<T,P>

Type Parameters:

T - the class of the asset the loader supports

P - the class of the loading parameters the loader supports.

Direct Known Subclasses:

AsynchronousAssetLoader, SynchronousAssetLoader
```
public abstract class AssetLoader<T,P extends AssetLoaderParameters<T>>
extends java.lang.Object
```
Abstract base class for asset loaders.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AssetLoader(FileHandleResolver resolver)
Constructor, sets the FileHandleResolver to use to resolve the file associated with the asset name.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Array<AssetDescriptor>`	`getDependencies(java.lang.String fileName, FileHandle file, P parameter)`	Returns the assets this asset requires to be loaded first.
`FileHandle`	`resolve(java.lang.String fileName)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AssetLoader
```
public AssetLoader(FileHandleResolver resolver)
```
    Constructor, sets the FileHandleResolver to use to resolve the file associated with the asset name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    resolver -
- Method Detail
  - resolve
```
public FileHandle resolve(java.lang.String fileName)
```
    Parameters:
    
    fileName - file name to resolve
    
    Returns:
    
    handle to the file, as resolved by the FileHandleResolver set on the loader
  - getDependencies
```
public abstract Array<AssetDescriptor> getDependencies(java.lang.String fileName,
                                                       FileHandle file,
                                                       P parameter)
```
    Returns the assets this asset requires to be loaded first. This method may be called on a thread other than the GL thread.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fileName - name of the asset to load
    
    file - the resolved file to load
    
    parameter - parameters for loading the asset
    
    Returns:
    
    other assets that the asset depends on and need to be loaded first or null if there are no dependencies.