/// <summary>
/// Loads a Texture trying both TextureLoader and GDI as interim
/// </summary>
/// <param name="device">Direct3D Device to load the texture into</param>
/// <param name="path">Path to load the texture from</param>
/// <returns>A Direct3D Texture object. Null if failed</returns>
public static OrbitTexture Load(Device device, string path)
{
Texture loadedTexture = null;
// if file is an ICO file, use the FromIcon, otherwise proceed to the other ones
if (System.IO.Path.GetExtension(path).Trim().ToLower() == ".ico")
{
loadedTexture = FromIcon(device, path);
}
// if not icon, try the other two possible methods
if (loadedTexture == null)
{
// try TextureLoader
loadedTexture = FromLoader(device, path);
if (loadedTexture == null)
{
// this means TextureLoader failed. try GDI
loadedTexture = FromGDI(device, path);
}
}
// will return a texture of any of them succeeded. since both return null, will return null if failed.
OrbitTexture orbitTexture = new OrbitTexture(loadedTexture, path);
return(orbitTexture.GetReference());
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads a Texture from a GDI+ Bitmap
/// </summary>
/// <param name="device">Direct3D Device to load the texture into</param>
/// <param name="sourceStream">Stream from which to create the texture</param>
/// <returns>A OrbitTexture object. Null if failed</returns>
public static OrbitTexture Load(Device device, System.IO.Stream sourceStream)
{
// try and load from the bitmap
Texture texture = null;
try
{
texture = new Texture(device, sourceStream, Usage.Dynamic, Pool.Default);
}
catch (Exception)
{
// return nothing if it fails
return(null);
}
// create our OrbitTexture object which will house all the texture description parameters
OrbitTexture orbitTexture = new OrbitTexture(texture);
return(orbitTexture.GetReference());
}