File IO#

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While building your game, chances are, you'd need to load images, audio, fonts or other external resources. GameKit allows you to do this via the static IO class.

GameKit is built with Java and hence you need to ensure that your external directory is added to the classpath. For Maven projects, this is the src/main/java/resources/ directory which should already be added to the classpath, however, be sure to check your IDE settings.

IO caches resources it loads, making subsequent queries instantaneous, which improves overall performance of your game.

Static Methods#

Method	Description
getResourceStream	Opens and returns a stream to a resource file
getFileStream	Opens and returns a stream to a file which may or may not be a resource file
getResourceImage	Loads and caches an image resource file
getResourceFont	Loads and caches a font resource file
writeFile	Writes data to the file at the specified path
saveString	Saves a string value in the application's preferences node
saveInteger	Saves an integer value in the application's preferences node
saveBoolean	Saves a boolean value in the application's preferences node
saveDouble	Saves a double value in the application's preferences node
saveFloat	Saves a float value in the application's preferences node
saveLong	Saves a long value in the application's preferences node
saveBytes	Saves a byte array value in the application's preferences node
getSavedString	Returns a byte array value from the application's preferences node else the default value provided
getSavedInteger	Returns a byte array value from the application's preferences node else the default value provided
getSavedBoolean	Returns a byte array value from the application's preferences node else the default value provided
getSavedDouble	Returns a byte array value from the application's preferences node else the default value provided
getSavedFloat	Returns a byte array value from the application's preferences node else the default value provided
getSavedLong	Returns a byte array value from the application's preferences node else the default value provided
getSavedBytes	Returns a byte array value from the application's preferences node else the default value provided
clearPreference	Clears the saved value of a key from the application's preferences node
clearPreferences	Clears all saved values in the application's preferences node