ContentProcessorContext.BuildAsset Generic Method (Generic ExternalReference, String, OpaqueDataDictionary, String, String)

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12/10/2010

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 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
Reference to the source asset.
processorName
Optional processor for this content.
processorParameters
Optional collection of named values available as input to the content processor.
importerName
Optional importer for this content.
assetName
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.

Platforms

Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista

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