Class MaterialBase

Base class for Material and MaterialInstance.

Inheritance

System.Object

Object

Asset

BinaryAsset

MaterialBase

Material

MaterialInstance

Inherited Members

BinaryAsset.Reimport()

BinaryAsset.ImportPath

Asset.Reload()

Asset.WaitForLoaded(Double)

Asset.GetReferences()

Asset.Save(String)

Asset.ToString()

Asset.ReferencesCount

Asset.Path

Asset.IsLoaded

Asset.LastLoadFailed

Asset.IsVirtual

Asset.ShouldDeleteFileOnUnload

Asset.MemoryUsage

Object.__unmanagedPtr

Object.__internalId

Object.Finalize()

Object.As<T>()

Object.NewValue(Type)

Object.New(String)

Object.Find<T>(Guid, Boolean)

Object.Find(Guid, Type, Boolean)

Object.TryFind<T>(Guid)

Object.TryFind(Guid, Type)

Object.Destroy(Object, Single)

Object.DestroyNow(Object)

Object.Destroy<T>(T, Single)

Object.Equals(Object)

Object.GetUnmanagedPtr(Object)

Object.GetUnmanagedInterface(Object, Type)

Object.FromUnmanagedPtr(IntPtr)

Object.MapObjectID(Guid)

Object.RemapObjectID(Guid)

Object.GetHashCode()

Object.ID

Object.TypeName

Namespace: FlaxEngine

Assembly: FlaxEngine.CSharp.dll

Syntax

[Unmanaged]
public abstract class MaterialBase : BinaryAsset

Constructors

MaterialBase()

Initializes a new instance of the MaterialBase.

Declaration

protected MaterialBase()

Properties

Info

Gets the material info, structure which describes material surface.

Declaration

[Unmanaged]
public MaterialInfo Info { get; }

Property Value

MaterialInfo

IsDecal

Gets a value indicating whether this material is decal (cannot be used with a normal meshes).

Declaration

public bool IsDecal { get; }

Property Value

System.Boolean

IsGUI

Gets a value indicating whether this material is a GUI shader (cannot be used with a normal meshes).

Declaration

public bool IsGUI { get; }

Property Value

System.Boolean

IsParticle

Gets a value indicating whether this material is a particle shader (cannot be used with a normal meshes).

Declaration

public bool IsParticle { get; }

Property Value

System.Boolean

IsPostFx

Gets a value indicating whether this material is post fx (cannot be used with a normal meshes).

Declaration

public bool IsPostFx { get; }

Property Value

System.Boolean

IsSurface

Gets a value indicating whether this material is a surface shader (can be used with a normal meshes).

Declaration

public bool IsSurface { get; }

Property Value

System.Boolean

IsTerrain

Gets a value indicating whether this material is a terrain shader (cannot be used with a normal meshes).

Declaration

public bool IsTerrain { get; }

Property Value

System.Boolean

Parameters

Gets the material parameters collection.

Declaration

[Unmanaged]
public MaterialParameter[] Parameters { get; }

Property Value

MaterialParameter[]

Methods

CreateVirtualInstance()

Creates the virtual material instance of this material which allows to override any material parameters.

Declaration

[Unmanaged]
public MaterialInstance CreateVirtualInstance()

Returns

MaterialInstance The created virtual material instance asset.

GetParameter(String)

Gets the material parameter.

Declaration

[Unmanaged]
public MaterialParameter GetParameter(string name)

Parameters

System.String name

Returns

MaterialParameter

GetParameterValue(String)

Gets the material parameter value.

Declaration

[Unmanaged]
public object GetParameterValue(string name)

Parameters

System.String name

Returns

System.Object The parameter value.

SetParameterValue(String, Object, Boolean)

Sets the material parameter value (and sets IsOverride to true).

Declaration

[Unmanaged]
public void SetParameterValue(string name, object value, bool warnIfMissing = true)

Parameters

System.String name The parameter name.

System.Object value The value to set.

System.Boolean warnIfMissing True to warn if parameter is missing, otherwise will do nothing.

Extension Methods

Extensions.ReflectiveCompare<T>(T, T)

Extensions.RawClone<T>(T)

See Also

BinaryAsset