API Documentation for: 1.0.0
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BinaryLoader Class

Extends AbstractLoader
Defined in: BinaryLoader:41
Module: PreloadJS

A loader for binary files. This is useful for loading web audio, or content that requires an ArrayBuffer.

Constructor

BinaryLoader

(
  • loadItem
)

Defined in BinaryLoader:41

Parameters:

Methods

_createRequest

() protected

Create an internal request used for loading. By default, an XHRRequest or TagRequest is created, depending on the value of PreferXHR:property. Other loaders may override this to use different request types, such as ManifestLoader, which uses JSONLoader or JSONPLoader under the hood.

_createTag

(
  • src
)
HTMLElement protected

Inherited from AbstractLoader: _createTag:425

Create the HTML tag used for loading. This method does nothing by default, and needs to be implemented by loaders that require tag loading.

Parameters:

Returns:

HTMLElement:

The tag that was created

_dispatchEvent

(
  • eventObj
  • eventPhase
)
protected

Parameters:

_isCanceled

() Boolean protected

Determine if the load has been canceled. This is important to ensure that method calls or asynchronous events do not cause issues after the queue has been cleaned up.

Returns:

Boolean:

If the loader has been canceled.

_resultFormatSuccess

(
  • result
)
private

Inherited from AbstractLoader but overwritten in _resultFormatSuccess:568

The "success" callback passed to AbstractLoader/resultFormatter asynchronous functions.

Parameters:

  • result Object

    The formatted result

_sendComplete

() protected

Dispatch a complete Event. Please see the complete event

_sendError

(
  • event
)
protected

Inherited from AbstractLoader: _sendError:488

Dispatch an error Event. Please see the error event for details on the event payload.

Parameters:

  • event ErrorEvent

    The event object containing specific error properties.

_sendLoadStart

() protected

Dispatch a loadstart Event. Please see the loadstart event for details on the event payload.

_sendProgress

(
  • value
)
protected

Dispatch a ProgressEvent.

Parameters:

  • value Number | Object

    The progress of the loaded item, or an object containing loaded and total properties.

addEventListener

(
  • type
  • listener
  • [useCapture]
)
Function | Object

Adds the specified event listener. Note that adding multiple listeners to the same function will result in multiple callbacks getting fired.

Example

 displayObject.addEventListener("click", handleClick);
 function handleClick(event) {
    // Click happened.
 }

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

  • listener Function | Object

    An object with a handleEvent method, or a function that will be called when the event is dispatched.

  • [useCapture] Boolean optional

    For events that bubble, indicates whether to listen for the event in the capture or bubbling/target phase.

Returns:

Function | Object:

Returns the listener for chaining or assignment.

cancel

()

Inherited from AbstractLoader: cancel:365

Close the the item. This will stop any open requests (although downloads using HTML tags may still continue in the background), but events will not longer be dispatched.

canLoadItem

(
  • item
)
Boolean static

Defined in canLoadItem:57

Determines if the loader can load a specific item. This loader can only load items that are of type BINARY

Parameters:

  • item LoadItem | Object

    The LoadItem that a LoadQueue is trying to load.

Returns:

Boolean:

Whether the loader can load the item.

destroy

()

Inherited from AbstractLoader: destroy:375

Clean up the loader.

dispatchEvent

(
  • eventObj
  • [bubbles]
  • [cancelable]
)
Boolean

Dispatches the specified event to all listeners.

Example

 // Use a string event
 this.dispatchEvent("complete");

 // Use an Event instance
 var event = new createjs.Event("progress");
 this.dispatchEvent(event);

Parameters:

  • eventObj Object | String | Event

    An object with a "type" property, or a string type. While a generic object will work, it is recommended to use a CreateJS Event instance. If a string is used, dispatchEvent will construct an Event instance if necessary with the specified type. This latter approach can be used to avoid event object instantiation for non-bubbling events that may not have any listeners.

  • [bubbles] Boolean optional

    Specifies the bubbles value when a string was passed to eventObj.

  • [cancelable] Boolean optional

    Specifies the cancelable value when a string was passed to eventObj.

Returns:

Boolean:

Returns false if preventDefault() was called on a cancelable event, true otherwise.

getItem

() Object

Inherited from AbstractLoader: getItem:290

Available since 0.6.0

Get a reference to the manifest item that is loaded by this loader. In some cases this will be the value that was passed into LoadQueue using loadFile or loadManifest. However if only a String path was passed in, then it will be a LoadItem.

Returns:

Object:

The manifest item that this loader is responsible for loading.

getLoadedItems

() Array

Inherited from AbstractLoader: getLoadedItems:396

Available since 0.6.0

Get any items loaded internally by the loader. The enables loaders such as ManifestLoader to expose items it loads internally.

Returns:

Array:

A list of the items loaded by the loader.

getResult

(
  • [raw=false]
)
Object

Inherited from AbstractLoader: getResult:303

Available since 0.6.0

Get a reference to the content that was loaded by the loader (only available after the Complete:event event is dispatched.

Parameters:

  • [raw=false] Boolean optional

    Determines if the returned result will be the formatted content, or the raw loaded data (if it exists).

Returns:

getTag

() Object

Inherited from AbstractLoader: getTag:316

Available since 0.6.0

Return the tag this object creates or uses for loading.

Returns:

Object:

The tag instance

handleEvent

(
  • event
)
protected

Inherited from AbstractLoader: handleEvent:525

Available since 0.6.0

Handle events from internal requests. By default, loaders will handle, and redispatch the necessary events, but this method can be overridden for custom behaviours.

Parameters:

  • event Event

    The event that the internal request dispatches.

hasEventListener

(
  • type
)
Boolean

Indicates whether there is at least one listener for the specified event type.

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

Returns:

Boolean:

Returns true if there is at least one listener for the specified event.

load

()

Inherited from AbstractLoader: load:336

Begin loading the item. This method is required when using a loader by itself.

Example

 var queue = new createjs.LoadQueue();
 queue.on("complete", handleComplete);
 queue.loadManifest(fileArray, false); // Note the 2nd argument that tells the queue not to start loading yet
 queue.load();

off

(
  • type
  • listener
  • [useCapture]
)

Inherited from EventDispatcher: off:249

A shortcut to the removeEventListener method, with the same parameters and return value. This is a companion to the .on method.

IMPORTANT: To remove a listener added with on, you must pass in the returned wrapper function as the listener. See on for an example.

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

  • listener Function | Object

    The listener function or object.

  • [useCapture] Boolean optional

    For events that bubble, indicates whether to listen for the event in the capture or bubbling/target phase.

on

(
  • type
  • listener
  • [scope]
  • [once=false]
  • [data]
  • [useCapture=false]
)
Function

Inherited from EventDispatcher: on:173

A shortcut method for using addEventListener that makes it easier to specify an execution scope, have a listener only run once, associate arbitrary data with the listener, and remove the listener.

This method works by creating an anonymous wrapper function and subscribing it with addEventListener. The wrapper function is returned for use with removeEventListener (or off).

IMPORTANT: To remove a listener added with on, you must pass in the returned wrapper function as the listener, or use remove. Likewise, each time you call on a NEW wrapper function is subscribed, so multiple calls to on with the same params will create multiple listeners.

Example

    var listener = myBtn.on("click", handleClick, null, false, {count:3});
    function handleClick(evt, data) {
        data.count -= 1;
        console.log(this == myBtn); // true - scope defaults to the dispatcher
        if (data.count == 0) {
            alert("clicked 3 times!");
            myBtn.off("click", listener);
            // alternately: evt.remove();
        }
    }

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

  • listener Function | Object

    An object with a handleEvent method, or a function that will be called when the event is dispatched.

  • [scope] Object optional

    The scope to execute the listener in. Defaults to the dispatcher/currentTarget for function listeners, and to the listener itself for object listeners (ie. using handleEvent).

  • [once=false] Boolean optional

    If true, the listener will remove itself after the first time it is triggered.

  • [data] optional

    Arbitrary data that will be included as the second parameter when the listener is called.

  • [useCapture=false] Boolean optional

    For events that bubble, indicates whether to listen for the event in the capture or bubbling/target phase.

Returns:

Function:

Returns the anonymous function that was created and assigned as the listener. This is needed to remove the listener later using .removeEventListener.

removeAllEventListeners

(
  • [type]
)

Removes all listeners for the specified type, or all listeners of all types.

Example

 // Remove all listeners
 displayObject.removeAllEventListeners();

 // Remove all click listeners
 displayObject.removeAllEventListeners("click");

Parameters:

  • [type] String optional

    The string type of the event. If omitted, all listeners for all types will be removed.

removeEventListener

(
  • type
  • listener
  • [useCapture]
)

Removes the specified event listener.

Important Note: that you must pass the exact function reference used when the event was added. If a proxy function, or function closure is used as the callback, the proxy/closure reference must be used - a new proxy or closure will not work.

Example

 displayObject.removeEventListener("click", handleClick);

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

  • listener Function | Object

    The listener function or object.

  • [useCapture] Boolean optional

    For events that bubble, indicates whether to listen for the event in the capture or bubbling/target phase.

setTag

(
  • tag
)

Inherited from AbstractLoader: setTag:326

Available since 0.6.0

Set the tag this item uses for loading.

Parameters:

toString

() String

Inherited from EventDispatcher but overwritten in toString:591

Returns:

String:

a string representation of the instance.

willTrigger

(
  • type
)
Boolean

Indicates whether there is at least one listener for the specified event type on this object or any of its ancestors (parent, parent's parent, etc). A return value of true indicates that if a bubbling event of the specified type is dispatched from this object, it will trigger at least one listener.

This is similar to hasEventListener, but it searches the entire event flow for a listener, not just this object.

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

Returns:

Boolean:

Returns true if there is at least one listener for the specified event.

Properties

_captureListeners

Object protected

_item

LoadItem | Object private

Inherited from AbstractLoader: _item:127

The LoadItem this loader represents. Note that this is null in a LoadQueue, but will be available on loaders such as XMLLoader and ImageLoader.

_listeners

Object protected

Inherited from EventDispatcher: _listeners:99

_loadItems

Null protected

Inherited from AbstractLoader: _loadItems:167

A list of items that loaders load behind the scenes. This does not include the main item the loader is responsible for loading. Examples of loaders that have sub-items include the SpriteSheetLoader and ManifestLoader.

_preferXHR

Boolean private

Inherited from AbstractLoader: _preferXHR:140

Whether the loader will try and load content using XHR (true) or HTML tags (false).

_rawResult

Object | String private

Inherited from AbstractLoader: _rawResult:158

The loaded result before it is formatted. The rawResult is accessed using the GetResult method, and passing true.

_result

Object | String private

Inherited from AbstractLoader: _result:148

The loaded result after it is formatted by an optional ResultFormatter. For items that are not formatted, this will be the same as the _rawResult:property. The result is accessed using the GetResult method.

_tag

Object private

Inherited from AbstractLoader: _tag:185

An HTML tag (or similar) that a loader may use to load HTML content, such as images, scripts, etc.

_updateXHR

Unknown private

Defined in _updateXHR:70

Before the item loads, set the response type to "arraybuffer"

Sub-properties:

canceled

Boolean readonly

Inherited from AbstractLoader: canceled:66

Determine if the loader was canceled. Canceled loads will not fire complete events. Note that this property is readonly, so LoadQueue queues should be closed using close instead.

Default: false

loaded

Boolean

Inherited from AbstractLoader: loaded:57

If the loader has completed loading. This provides a quick check, but also ensures that the different approaches used for loading do not pile up resulting in more than one complete Event.

Default: false

progress

Number

Inherited from AbstractLoader: progress:77

The current load progress (percentage) for this item. This will be a number between 0 and 1.

Example

var queue = new createjs.LoadQueue();
queue.loadFile("largeImage.png");
queue.on("progress", function() {
    console.log("Progress:", queue.progress, event.progress);
});

Default: 0

resultFormatter

Function

Inherited from AbstractLoader but overwritten in resultFormatter:102

A formatter function that converts the loaded raw result into the final result. For example, the JSONLoader converts a string of text into a JavaScript object. Not all loaders have a resultFormatter, and this property can be overridden to provide custom formatting.

Optionally, a resultFormatter can return a callback function in cases where the formatting needs to be asynchronous, such as creating a new image. The callback function is passed 2 parameters, which are callbacks to handle success and error conditions in the resultFormatter. Note that the resultFormatter method is called in the current scope, as well as the success and error callbacks.

Example asynchronous resultFormatter

function _formatResult(loader) {
    return function(success, error) {
        if (errorCondition) { error(errorDetailEvent); }
        success(result);
    }
}

Default: null

type

String

Inherited from AbstractLoader: type:94

The type of item this loader will load. See AbstractLoader for a full list of supported types.

Events

complete

Inherited from AbstractLoader: complete:237

Available since 0.3.0

The Event that is fired when the entire queue has been loaded.

Event Payload:

  • target Object

    The object that dispatched the event.

  • type String

    The event type.

error

Inherited from AbstractLoader: error:245

Available since 0.3.0

The ErrorEvent that is fired when the loader encounters an error. If the error was encountered by a file, the event will contain the item that caused the error. Prior to version 0.6.0, this was just a regular Event.

fileerror

Inherited from AbstractLoader: fileerror:253

Available since 0.6.0

The Event that is fired when the loader encounters an internal file load error. This enables loaders to maintain internal queues, and surface file load errors.

Event Payload:

  • target Object

    The object that dispatched the event.

  • type String

    The event type ("fileerror")

  • The LoadItem | Object

    item that encountered the error

fileload

Inherited from AbstractLoader: fileload:263

Available since 0.6.0

The Event that is fired when a loader internally loads a file. This enables loaders such as ManifestLoader to maintain internal LoadQueues and notify when they have loaded a file. The LoadQueue class dispatches a slightly different fileload event.

Event Payload:

  • target Object

    The object that dispatched the event.

  • type String

    The event type ("fileload")

  • item Object

    The file item which was specified in the loadFile or loadManifest call. If only a string path or tag was specified, the object will contain that value as a src property.

  • result Object

    The HTML tag or parsed result of the loaded item.

  • rawResult Object

    The unprocessed result, usually the raw text or binary data before it is converted to a usable object.

initialize

Inherited from AbstractLoader: initialize:280

The Event that is fired after the internal request is created, but before a load. This allows updates to the loader for specific loading needs, such as binary or XHR image loading.

Event Payload:

  • target Object

    The object that dispatched the event.

  • type String

    The event type ("initialize")

  • loader AbstractLoader

    The loader that has been initialized.

loadstart

Inherited from AbstractLoader: loadstart:229

Available since 0.3.1

The Event that is fired when a load starts.

Event Payload:

  • target Object

    The object that dispatched the event.

  • type String

    The event type.

progress

Inherited from AbstractLoader: progress:222

Available since 0.3.0

The ProgressEvent that is fired when the overall progress changes. Prior to version 0.6.0, this was just a regular Event.