Class Scene

A Scene is a collection of different manager classes that handle the maintenance of the different Entity and Component instances associated with a given Scene.

Inheritance

object

IdentifiableObject

Scene

Implements

ILoadable

Inherited Members

IdentifiableObject.Id

IdentifiableObject.IdHasChanged(Guid)

Namespace: Evergine.Framework

Assembly: Evergine.Framework.dll

Syntax

public class Scene : IdentifiableObject, ILoadable

Remarks

Scene managers

EntityManager handles the addition or removal of Entity instances.
BehaviorManager handles the updating of Component instances.
RenderManager handles the drawing of Component instances.

#### Recipes and samples

[Add Scene recipe](../recipes/Basic/Create-New-Scenes.md)
[Navigate Between Scenes recipe](../recipes/Basic/Navigate-Between-Scenes.md)
[Navigation Flow sample](https://github.com/Evergine/Samples/tree/master/Basic/NavigationFlow)

Constructors

Scene()

Initializes a new instance of the Scene class.

Declaration

public Scene()

Fields

Name

The name of the scene.

Declaration

public string Name

Field Value

Type	Description
string

Properties

IsDisposed

Gets a value indicating whether this instance is disposed.

Declaration

public bool IsDisposed { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool	`true` if this instance is disposed; otherwise, `false`.

IsFinished

Gets a value indicating whether this instance is finished.

Declaration

public bool IsFinished { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool	`true` if this instance is finished; otherwise, `false`.

IsInitialized

Gets a value indicating whether this instance has been initialized.

Declaration

public bool IsInitialized { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool	`true` if this instance has been initialized; otherwise, `false`.

IsPaused

Gets a value indicating whether this instance is paused.

Declaration

public bool IsPaused { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool	`true` if this instance is paused; otherwise, `false`.

IsStarted

Gets a value indicating whether this instance has started.

Declaration

public bool IsStarted { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool	`true` if this instance has started; otherwise, `false`.

IsVisible

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is visible.

Declaration

public bool IsVisible { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool	`true` if this instance is visible; otherwise, `false`.

Managers

Gets the scene manager.

Declaration

public SceneManagers Managers { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
SceneManagers

ReaderVersion

Gets the reader's version.

Declaration

public Version ReaderVersion { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Version	The reader's version.

SceneId

Gets the ID of the asset to be loaded.

Declaration

public Guid SceneId { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Guid

Speed

Gets or sets the speed factor at which this instance is updated. Its values are within the range [0, infinity]. For example, a value of 2 will make the scene run at 2x speed.

Declaration

public float Speed { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
float	The speed factor at which this instance is updated.

Remarks

This value can be used to create fast forward or bullet time effects.

Methods

CreateScene()

Creates the scene.

Declaration

protected virtual void CreateScene()

Remarks

This method is called before all Entity instances in this scene are initialized.

Dispose()

Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.

Declaration

public void Dispose()

Dispose(bool)

Releases unmanaged resources and optionally managed resources.

Declaration

protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
bool	disposing	`true` to release both managed and unmanaged resources; `false` to release only unmanaged resources.

Draw(TimeSpan)

Draws the scene.

Declaration

protected virtual void Draw(TimeSpan gameTime)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TimeSpan	gameTime	The game time.

End()

Ends this instance.

Declaration

protected virtual void End()

~Scene()

Finalizes an instance of the Scene class. Scene is reclaimed by garbage collection.

Declaration

protected ~Scene()

Initialize()

Initializes this instance.

Declaration

public virtual void Initialize()

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Thrown if graphicsDevice is null.
ObjectDisposedException	Thrown if this instance has been disposed.

Invalidate(ILoadable)

Invalidates this instance and raises the Invalidated event with the new ILoadable instance.

Declaration

public void Invalidate(ILoadable newInstance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ILoadable	newInstance	The new ILoadable instance.

NextStep(TimeSpan)

Updates the scene one cycle.

Declaration

public void NextStep(TimeSpan gameTime)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TimeSpan	gameTime	The elapsed game time since the last update.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ObjectDisposedException	If this instance has been disposed.

Pause()

Pauses this instance.

Declaration

public virtual void Pause()

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ObjectDisposedException	Thrown if this instance has been disposed.

RegisterManagers()

Registers the scene managers.

Declaration

public virtual void RegisterManagers()

ReleaseUnusedMemory()

Releases unused memory.

Declaration

public void ReleaseUnusedMemory()

Resume()

Resumes this instance.

Declaration

public virtual void Resume()

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ObjectDisposedException	Thrown if this instance has been disposed.

Start()

Allows performing custom code when this instance is started.

Declaration

protected virtual void Start()

Remarks

This base method performs a layout pass.

Update(TimeSpan)

Updates the scene.

Declaration

protected virtual void Update(TimeSpan gameTime)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TimeSpan	gameTime	The game's current time.

Events

Closed

Occurs when this instance is closed.

Declaration

public event EventHandler Closed

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler

Invalidated

Occurs when this instance is invalidated and all references must be reloaded.

Declaration

public event EventHandler<ILoadable> Invalidated

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler<ILoadable>

Paused

Occurs when this instance is paused.

Declaration

public event EventHandler Paused

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler

Resumed

Occurs when this instance is resumed.

Declaration

public event EventHandler Resumed

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler

Started

Occurs when this instance has started.

Declaration

public event EventHandler Started

Event Type

Type	Description
EventHandler

Implements

ILoadable

Extension Methods

ReflectionHelper.GetMemberAssembly(object)

ReflectionHelper.GetTypeName(object)