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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.

Namespace: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline
Assembly: Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline (in microsoft.xna.framework.content.pipeline.dll)

Syntax

public abstract ExternalReference<TOutput> BuildAsset<TInput,TOutput> (
         ExternalReference<TInput> sourceAsset,
         string processorName,
         OpaqueDataDictionary processorParameters,
         string importerName,
         string assetName
)

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

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.

Conceptual

Parameterized Processors

Reference

ContentProcessorContext Class
ContentProcessorContext Members
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline Namespace

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

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