Method Create

Create(void*, int)

Creates a blob asset from a pointer to data and a specified size.

Declaration

public static BlobAssetReference<T> Create(void* ptr, int length)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
void*	ptr	A pointer to the buffer containing the data to store in the blob asset.
int	length	The length of the buffer in bytes.

Returns

Type	Description
BlobAssetReference<T>	A reference to newly created blob asset.

Remarks

The blob asset is created in unmanaged memory. Call Dispose() to free the asset memory when it is no longer needed. This function can only be used in an [unsafe context]. [unsafe context]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/language-specification/unsafe-code

See Also

BlobBuilder

Create(byte[])

Creates a blob asset from a byte array.

Declaration

public static BlobAssetReference<T> Create(byte[] data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
byte[]	data	The byte array containing the data to store in the blob asset.

Returns

Type	Description
BlobAssetReference<T>	A reference to newly created blob asset.

Remarks

The blob asset is created in unmanaged memory. Call Dispose() to free the asset memory when it is no longer needed. This function can only be used in an [unsafe context]. [unsafe context]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/language-specification/unsafe-code

See Also

BlobBuilder

Create(T)

Creates a blob asset from an instance of a struct.

Declaration

public static BlobAssetReference<T> Create(T value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
T	value	An instance of T.

Returns

Type	Description
BlobAssetReference<T>	A reference to newly created blob asset.

Remarks

The struct must only contain blittable fields (primitive types, fixed-length arrays, or other structs meeting these same criteria). The blob asset is created in unmanaged memory. Call Dispose() to free the asset memory when it is no longer needed. This function can only be used in an [unsafe context]. [unsafe context]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/language-specification/unsafe-code

See Also

BlobBuilder