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A collection of resources
Source position: resource.pp line 209
type TResources = class |
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constructor Create; |
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Creates a new TResources object |
destructor Destroy; override; |
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Destroys the object |
procedure Add(); |
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Adds a resource |
function AddAutoID(); |
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Adds a resource and gives it a new autogenerated name |
procedure Clear; |
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Deletes all resources |
function Find(); |
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Searches for a resource |
class function FindReader(); |
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Searches for a suitable resource reader |
procedure MoveFrom(); |
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Moves all resources of another TResources object to itself |
function Remove(); |
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Removes a resource |
procedure LoadFromStream(); |
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Loads the contents of the object from a stream |
procedure LoadFromFile(); |
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Loads the contents of the object from a file |
class procedure RegisterReader(); |
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Registers a resource reader class |
class procedure RegisterWriter(); |
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Registers a resource writer class |
procedure WriteToStream(); |
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Writes the contents of the object to a stream |
procedure WriteToFile(); |
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Writes the contents of the object to a file |
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The number of resources in the object |
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property Items []: TAbstractResource; default; [r] |
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Indexed array of resources in the object |
property CacheData: Boolean; [rw] |
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Controls the copy-on-write behaviour of all resources |
end; |
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A collection of resources |
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TObject |
This class represents a format-independent view of a resource file. It holds a collection of resources (TAbstractResource descendants).
Typically, a TResource object is loaded from and written to a stream via format-dependent readers and writers, which are descendants of TAbstractResourceReader and TAbstractResourceWriter, respectively.
Single resources can be added, removed, searched and modified: a resource compiler or editor probably will create resources, set their data, and add them to a TResources object which can then be written to file in the desired format.
This class also provides some class methods to register and find resource readers and writers: these classes, once registered, will be used by a TResources object when it is asked to load or save itself to a stream and the user didn't specify a reader or writer.
| Remark: | Because of the copy-on-write mechanism of TAbstractResource, care should be taken when loading resources, since by default resource data isn't immediately read from the stream: resources hold a reference to the original stream because they need it when their data is requested. For further information, see TResources.LoadFromStream and TResources.LoadFromFile. |
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Base abstract resource class |
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Base abstract resource reader class |
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Base abstract resource writer class |