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ResourcePreloader
=================

**Inherits:** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Resource Preloader Node.

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Description
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This node is used to preload sub-resources inside a scene, so when the scene is loaded, all the resources are ready to use and can be retrieved from the preloader.

GDScript has a simplified :ref:`@GDScript.preload<class_@GDScript_method_preload>` built-in method which can be used in most situations, leaving the use of **ResourcePreloader** for more advanced scenarios.

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Methods
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   | void                                          | :ref:`add_resource<class_ResourcePreloader_method_add_resource>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name, :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource **)**  |
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   | :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>`               | :ref:`get_resource<class_ResourcePreloader_method_get_resource>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** |const|                                    |
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   | :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_PoolStringArray>` | :ref:`get_resource_list<class_ResourcePreloader_method_get_resource_list>` **(** **)** |const|                                                           |
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                       | :ref:`has_resource<class_ResourcePreloader_method_has_resource>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** |const|                                    |
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   | void                                          | :ref:`remove_resource<class_ResourcePreloader_method_remove_resource>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)**                                      |
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   | void                                          | :ref:`rename_resource<class_ResourcePreloader_method_rename_resource>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name, :ref:`String<class_String>` newname **)** |
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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_ResourcePreloader_method_add_resource:

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void **add_resource** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name, :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource **)**

Adds a resource to the preloader with the given ``name``. If a resource with the given ``name`` already exists, the new resource will be renamed to "``name`` N" where N is an incrementing number starting from 2.

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:ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **get_resource** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** |const|

Returns the resource associated to ``name``.

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:ref:`PoolStringArray<class_PoolStringArray>` **get_resource_list** **(** **)** |const|

Returns the list of resources inside the preloader.

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **has_resource** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** |const|

Returns ``true`` if the preloader contains a resource associated to ``name``.

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void **remove_resource** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)**

Removes the resource associated to ``name`` from the preloader.

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.. _class_ResourcePreloader_method_rename_resource:

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void **rename_resource** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name, :ref:`String<class_String>` newname **)**

Renames a resource inside the preloader from ``name`` to ``newname``.

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