/// <summary> Populates the tile bar, creating a new instance of the <see cref="tileIconPrefab"/> for each element within the given <paramref name="collection"/>. </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"> The type of <see cref="ITileData"/> within the given <paramref name="collection"/>. </typeparam>
/// <param name="collection"> The collection of <see cref="ITileData"/>. </param>
protected void createIcons <T>(IEnumerable <Tile <T> > collection) where T : struct, ITileData
{
foreach (Tile <T> tile in collection)
{
GameObject newTileIcon = Instantiate(tileIconPrefab, transform);
TileIcon tileIcon = newTileIcon.GetComponent <TileIcon>();
tileIcon.TileName = tile.Name;
initialiseTileIcon(tile, tileIcon);
}
}
/// <summary> Is called for every element within the collection given to the <see cref="createIcons{T}(IEnumerable{Tile{T}})"/> function, allowing the <paramref name="tileIcon"/>'s properties to be set from the given <paramref name="tile"/>. </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"> The type of <see cref="ITileData"/> of the given <paramref name="tile"/>. </typeparam>
/// <param name="tile"> The <see cref="Tile{T}"/> within the collection. </param>
/// <param name="tileIcon"> The UI icon representing the <paramref name="tile"/>. </param>
protected virtual void initialiseTileIcon <T>(Tile <T> tile, TileIcon tileIcon) where T : struct, ITileData
{
}
