Interface ITerrainLayerFactory

Defines a factory for creating terrain layer instances used in hex-based map systems.

Namespace: Fwt.HexTerrains.Data
Assembly: fwt.hexterrains.dll
Syntax
public interface ITerrainLayerFactory
Remarks

Implementations of this interface provide methods to create default or custom terrain layers. Use the generic method to instantiate a specific subclass of HexTerrainLayer when specialized behavior or data is required.

Methods

CreateTerrainLayer()

Creates a new instance of a terrain layer for hex-based maps.

Declaration
HexTerrainLayer CreateTerrainLayer()
Returns
Type Description
HexTerrainLayer

A HexTerrainLayer representing the newly created terrain layer.

CreateTerrainLayer<TTerrainLayer>()

Creates a new terrain layer instance of the specified type, if possible.

Declaration
TTerrainLayer CreateTerrainLayer<TTerrainLayer>() where TTerrainLayer : HexTerrainLayer
Returns
Type Description
TTerrainLayer

An instance of TTargetLayer if the created terrain layer is of the specified type; otherwise, null.
Type Parameters
Name Description
TTerrainLayer
Remarks

If the created terrain layer is not of the requested type, it is disposed and null is returned. This method may return null if no terrain layer can be created.

Extension Methods