Package de.gurkenlabs.litiengine.environment

Interface IMapObjectLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

CollisionBoxMapObjectLoader, CreatureMapObjectLoader, CustomMapObjectLoader, EmitterMapObjectLoader, LightSourceMapObjectLoader, MapAreaMapObjectLoader, MapObjectLoader, PropMapObjectLoader, SoundSourceMapObjectLoader, SpawnpointMapObjectLoader, StaticShadowMapObjectLoader, TriggerMapObjectLoader

public interface IMapObjectLoader

This interface provides methods that are required for loading an IEntity from an IMapObject. It separates the actual entity implementation from the loading process and provide a place to implement all the logic to load attributes and initialize logic based on static information from the IMap.

The engine provides default implementations for all predefined Entity types (e.g. Prop or Creature). You can inherit/call the abstract MapObjectLoader implementation to make use of predefined loading logic.

See Also:

• Environment.registerMapObjectLoader(IMapObjectLoader)
• MapObjectLoader.loadDefaultProperties(IEntity, IMapObject)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	afterLoad(Collection<IEntity> entities, IMapObject mapObject)	This method is called externally on the loader instance after the entities have been loaded.
String	getMapObjectType()
Collection<IEntity>	load(Environment environment, IMapObject mapObject)

Method Details

getMapObjectType

String getMapObjectType()

load

Collection<IEntity> load(Environment environment,
 IMapObject mapObject)

afterLoad

void afterLoad(Collection<IEntity> entities,
 IMapObject mapObject)

This method is called externally on the loader instance after the entities have been loaded.

Parameters:

entities - The loaded entities.

mapObject - The map object by which the entities have been loaded.