[1.7.2] Link File() To Assets

[Bugzoo]

ImageIO uses a file for the parameters, but instead I want to use something like ResourceLocation, is this possible?

ImageIO.write(combined, "PNG", new ResourceLocation("tvmod", "textures/blocks/combined.png"));

[LordMastodonFTW]

Just a question, why are you using ImageIO? Also, try looking at the methods available for ResourceLocation, like this:

ImageIO.write(combined, "PNG", new ResourceLocation("tvmod", "textures/blocks/combined.png").toFile());

Or something like that.

[Bugzoo]

Just a question, why are you using ImageIO? Also, try looking at the methods available for ResourceLocation, like this:

ImageIO.write(combined, "PNG", new ResourceLocation("tvmod", "textures/blocks/combined.png").toFile());

Or something like that.

 

There is no toFile() method, and i'm using it to combine two images together from within java

[LordMastodonFTW]

Not necessarily toFile(), just something like it. You could make a new File, and then use the .getResourcePath();, and return the new file. Otherwise, I'm not sure.

[jabelar]

So modding is just using Java, so you should just do file operations like you would normally.  Perhaps you can use the user home directory. 

 

In your pre-init method (the method that handles the FMLPreInitializationEvent event), the event that is passed has a field called: getSuggestedConfigurationFile()

 

You could take the path to that file and use same path for your file.  The point is that this is a place that the user already expects some Minecraft mod specific files, so it shouldn't be annoying to them if you do some other file activity there.