Assets

Functions for loading textures, fonts, and audio from disk.

Header: #include <asw/modules/assets.h>Namespace: asw::assets

Functions

loadTexture

asw::Texture loadTexture(const std::string& filename);

Load a texture from a file. Supported formats: PNG, ICO, CUR, BMP, GIF, JPG, LBM, PCX, PNM, TIF, XCF, XPM, XV, and WEBP.

WARNING

Aborts the program if the file is not found.

loadFont

asw::Font loadFont(const std::string& filename, float size);

Load a TTF font from a file at the given size.

Parameter	Type	Description
filename	const std::string&	Path to the .ttf file
size	float	Font size in points

WARNING

Aborts the program if the file is not found.

loadSample

asw::Sample loadSample(const std::string& filename);

Load a sound effect from a file. Supported formats: WAV, AIFF, RIFF, OGG, and VOC.

WARNING

Aborts the program if the file is not found.

loadMusic

asw::Music loadMusic(const std::string& filename);

Load a music file. Supported formats: WAV, AIFF, RIFF, OGG, and VOC.

WARNING

Aborts the program if the file is not found.

createTexture

asw::Texture createTexture(int w, int h);

Create a blank texture with the given dimensions. Useful for render targets.

Parameter	Type	Description
w	int	Width of the texture
h	int	Height of the texture

Example

auto texture = asw::assets::loadTexture("sprites/player.png");
auto font = asw::assets::loadFont("fonts/arial.ttf", 24.0f);
auto sound = asw::assets::loadSample("sfx/jump.wav");
auto music = asw::assets::loadMusic("music/theme.ogg");
auto canvas = asw::assets::createTexture(256, 256);