Table of Contents

Namespace Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content.Pipeline

Classes

ChildCollection<TParent, TChild>

Provides a collection of child objects for a content item.

Links from a child object to its parent are maintained as the collection contents are modified.

ContentBuildLogger

Provides methods for reporting informational messages or warnings from content importers and processors. Do not use this class to report errors. Instead, report errors by throwing a PipelineException or InvalidContentException.

ContentIdentity

Provides properties describing the origin of the game asset, such as the original source file and creation tool. This information is used for error reporting, and by processors that need to determine from what directory the asset was originally loaded.

ContentImporterAttribute

Provides properties that identify and provide metadata about the importer, such as supported file extensions and caching information. Importers are required to initialize this attribute.

ContentImporterContext

Provides properties that define logging behavior for the importer.

ContentImporter<T>

Implements a file format importer for use with game assets. Importers, either provided by the framework or written by a developer, must derive from ContentImporter, as well as being marked with a ContentImporterAttribute. An importer should produce results in the standard intermediate object model. If an asset has information not supported by the object model, the importer should output it as opaque data (key/value attributes attached to the relevant object). By following this procedure, a content pipeline can access specialized digital content creation (DCC) tool information, even when that information has not been fully standardized into the official object model. You can also design custom importers that accept and import types containing specific third-party extensions to the object model.

ContentItem

Provides properties that define various aspects of content stored using the intermediate file format of the XNA Framework.

ContentProcessorAttribute

Gets any existing content processor components.

ContentProcessorContext

Provides access to custom processor parameters, methods for converting member data, and triggering nested builds.

ContentProcessor<TInput, TOutput>

Provides a base class to use when developing custom processor components. All processors must derive from this class.

ContentStatsCollection

A collection of content building statistics for use in diagnosing content issues.

EffectImporter

Provides methods for reading effect (.fx) files for use in the Content Pipeline.

ExternalReference<T>

Specifies external references to a data file for the content item.

While the object model is instantiated, reference file names are absolute. When the file containing the external reference is serialized to disk, file names are relative to the file. This allows movement of the content tree to a different location without breaking internal links.

FbxImporter

Provides methods for reading AutoDesk (.fbx) files for use in the Content Pipeline.

FontDescriptionImporter

Provides methods for reading .spritefont files for use in the Content Pipeline.

H264Importer
InvalidContentException

Thrown when errors are encountered in content during processing.

LoadedTypeCollection<T>

A helper for collecting instances of a particular type by scanning the types in loaded assemblies.

Mp3Importer

Provides methods for reading MP3 audio files for use in the Content Pipeline.

NamedValueDictionary<T>
OggImporter

Provides methods for reading .ogg audio files for use in the Content Pipeline.

OpaqueDataDictionary
OpenAssetImporter
PipelineComponentScanner

Implements a scanner object containing the available importers and processors for an application. Designed for internal use only.

PipelineException

Thrown when errors are encountered during a content pipeline build.

ProcessorParameter

Represents a processor parameter. Processor parameters are automatically discovered by the content pipeline. Therefore, only custom processor developers should use this class directly.

ProcessorParameterCollection

Represents a collection of processor parameters, usually for a single processor. This class is primarily designed for internal use or for custom processor developers.

TextureImporter

Provides methods for reading texture files for use in the Content Pipeline.

VideoContent

Provides a base class for all video objects.

WavImporter

Provides methods for reading .wav audio files for use in the Content Pipeline.

WmaImporter

Provides methods for reading Windows Media Audio (.wma) files for use in the Content Pipeline.

WmvImporter

Provides methods for reading Windows Media Video (.wmv) files for use in the Content Pipeline.

XImporter

Provides methods for reading DirectX Object (.x) files for use in the Content Pipeline.

XmlImporter

Implements an importer for reading intermediate XML files. This is a wrapper around IntermediateSerializer.

Structs

ContentStats

Content building statistics for a single source content file.

Interfaces

IContentImporter

Accesses a statically typed ContentImporter instance from generic code using dynamic typing.

IContentProcessor

Provides methods and properties for accessing a statically typed ContentProcessor subclass, using dynamically typed object data.

Enums

TargetPlatform

Identifiers for the target platform.