API Reference

Class List

AssetReference

An object that manages the case where an object holds a reference to an asset and needs to be notified when changes occur in the asset. e.g. notifications include load, add and remove events.

const reference = new pc.AssetReference('textureAsset', this, this.app.assets, {
    load: this.onTextureAssetLoad,
    add: this.onTextureAssetAdd,
    remove: this.onTextureAssetRemove
}, this);
reference.id = this.textureAsset.id;

Summary

Properties

id

Get or set the asset id which this references.

url

Get or set the asset url which this references.

Details

Constructor

AssetReference(propertyName, parent, registry, callbacks, [scope])

Create a new AssetReference instance.

const reference = new pc.AssetReference('textureAsset', this, this.app.assets, {
    load: this.onTextureAssetLoad,
    add: this.onTextureAssetAdd,
    remove: this.onTextureAssetRemove
}, this);
reference.id = this.textureAsset.id;

Parameters

propertyNamestring

The name of the property that the asset is stored under, passed into callbacks to enable updating.

parentAsset, object

The parent object that contains the asset reference, passed into callbacks to enable updating. Currently an asset, but could be component or other.

registryAssetRegistry

The asset registry that stores all assets.

callbacksobject

A set of functions called when the asset state changes: load, add, remove.

callbacks.loadobject

The function called when the asset loads load(propertyName, parent, asset).

callbacks.addobject

The function called when the asset is added to the registry add(propertyName, parent, asset).

callbacks.removeobject

The function called when the asset is remove from the registry remove(propertyName, parent, asset).

callbacks.unloadobject

The function called when the asset is unloaded unload(propertyName, parent, asset).

scopeobject

The scope to call the callbacks in.

Properties

numberid

Get or set the asset id which this references. One of either id or url must be set to initialize an asset reference.

stringurl

Get or set the asset url which this references. One of either id or url must be called to initialize an asset reference.