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<h1>irr::scene::IMeshLoader Class Reference</h1><!-- doxytag: class="irr::scene::IMeshLoader" --><!-- doxytag: inherits="irr::IReferenceCounted" -->
<p>Class which is able to load an animated mesh from a file.
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<p><code>#include <<a class="el" href="_i_mesh_loader_8h_source.html">IMeshLoader.h</a>></code></p>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual <a class="el" href="classirr_1_1scene_1_1_i_animated_mesh.html">IAnimatedMesh</a> * </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classirr_1_1scene_1_1_i_mesh_loader.html#ad09c19dd8c8608f0e49c40102e2aaee1">createMesh</a> (<a class="el" href="classirr_1_1io_1_1_i_read_file.html">io::IReadFile</a> *file)=0</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Creates/loads an animated mesh from the file. <a href="#ad09c19dd8c8608f0e49c40102e2aaee1"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual bool </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classirr_1_1scene_1_1_i_mesh_loader.html#a64bd3f1f17b4ff1f0f4f929c850614f3">isALoadableFileExtension</a> (const <a class="el" href="classirr_1_1core_1_1string.html">io::path</a> &filename) const =0</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft"> </td><td class="mdescRight">Returns true if the file might be loaded by this class. <a href="#a64bd3f1f17b4ff1f0f4f929c850614f3"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual </td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classirr_1_1scene_1_1_i_mesh_loader.html#ad20920b323a9902d50e8d09211730d4d">~IMeshLoader</a> ()</td></tr>
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<p>Class which is able to load an animated mesh from a file. </p>
<p>If you want Irrlicht be able to load meshes of currently unsupported file formats (e.g. .cob), then implement this and add your new Meshloader with <a class="el" href="classirr_1_1scene_1_1_i_scene_manager.html#a808972cc001db86c0576c38b3b3fbbf7" title="Adds an external mesh loader for extending the engine with new file formats.">ISceneManager::addExternalMeshLoader()</a> to the engine. </p>
<p>Definition at line <a class="el" href="_i_mesh_loader_8h_source.html#l00026">26</a> of file <a class="el" href="_i_mesh_loader_8h_source.html">IMeshLoader.h</a>.</p>
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<td class="memname">virtual irr::scene::IMeshLoader::~IMeshLoader </td>
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<p>Destructor. </p>
<p>Definition at line <a class="el" href="_i_mesh_loader_8h_source.html#l00031">31</a> of file <a class="el" href="_i_mesh_loader_8h_source.html">IMeshLoader.h</a>.</p>
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<td class="memname">virtual <a class="el" href="classirr_1_1scene_1_1_i_animated_mesh.html">IAnimatedMesh</a>* irr::scene::IMeshLoader::createMesh </td>
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<p>Creates/loads an animated mesh from the file. </p>
<dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt><dd>
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<tr><td valign="top"></td><td valign="top"><em>file</em> </td><td>File handler to load the file from. </td></tr>
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<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>Pointer to the created mesh. Returns 0 if loading failed. If you no longer need the mesh, you should call <a class="el" href="classirr_1_1_i_reference_counted.html#afb169a857e0d2cdb96b8821cb9bff17a" title="Drops the object. Decrements the reference counter by one.">IAnimatedMesh::drop()</a>. See <a class="el" href="classirr_1_1_i_reference_counted.html#afb169a857e0d2cdb96b8821cb9bff17a" title="Drops the object. Decrements the reference counter by one.">IReferenceCounted::drop()</a> for more information. </dd></dl>
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<p>Returns true if the file might be loaded by this class. </p>
<p>This decision should be based on the file extension (e.g. ".cob") only. </p>
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<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>True if the file might be loaded by this class. </dd></dl>
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