ContentManager.Load Generic Method

XNA Game Studio 3.1

Loads an asset that has been processed by the Content Pipeline.

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

Syntax

public virtual T Load<T> (
         string assetName
)

T: The type of asset to load. Model, Effect, SpriteFont, Texture, Texture2D, Texture3D and TextureCube are all supported by default by the standard Content Pipeline processor, but additional types may be loaded by extending the processor.

assetName: Asset name, relative to the loader root directory, and not including the .xnb file extension.

The loaded asset. Repeated calls to load the same asset will return the same object instance.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ObjectDisposedException	Load was called after the ContentManager was disposed.
ArgumentNullException	The assetName argument is null.
ContentLoadException	The type of the assetName in the file does not match the type of asset requested as specified by T.

Remarks

Before a ContentManager can load an asset, you need to add the asset to your game project using the steps described in Adding Game Assets to Your Game.

The following are the Content Pipeline run-time classes supported by Load and the file formats they are associated with.

Effect Class	.fx
Model Class	.fbx, .x
SpriteFont Class	.bmp, .spritefont, .dds, .dib, .hdr, .jpg, .pfm, .png, .ppm, and .tga Note The default content processor for .bmp files is the texture processor. To process a .bmp file for use as a Sprite Font, click Sprite Font Texture - XNA Framework in the Properties pane for the .bmp file after it has been added to the project.
Texture Class, Texture2D Class	.bmp, .dds, .dib, .hdr, .jpg, .pfm, .png, .ppm, and .tga
Texture3D Class, TextureCube Class	.dds

Note that these are the formats of the original assets; after processing, all assets will be .xnb files.

Example

To load a Model from the directory .\content\models\ with the asset name of "box":

Model model = contentManager.Load<Model>( ".\\content\\models\\box" );

Platforms

Xbox 360, Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Zune