Interface IFileLoader

Namespace: ValveResourceFormat.IO
Assembly: ValveResourceFormat.dll

Interface for loading compiled game resources.

public interface IFileLoader

Remarks

This interface is intended for loading compiled resources (such as models, textures, materials) that need to be parsed as objects. Implementations handle resource lookup across VPK packages and loose files.

Methods

LoadFile(string)

Loads a compiled resource file.

Resource? LoadFile(string file)

Parameters

file string

Path to the resource file to load.

Returns

Resource?

Loaded resource, or null if not found.

Remarks

To read raw file bytes from a VPK package, use Package.ReadEntry instead.

LoadFileCompiled(string)

Same as but appends "_c" to the end of the string.

Resource? LoadFileCompiled(string file)

Parameters

file string

Path to the file to load (without _c suffix).

Returns

Resource?

Loaded compiled resource, or null if not found.

LoadShader(string)

Loads a shader collection by name.

ShaderCollection? LoadShader(string shaderName)

Parameters

shaderName string

Name of the shader to load.

Returns

ShaderCollection?

Loaded shader collection, or null if not found.