MonoGame.Samples/Samples/MacOS/RolePlayingGame/RolePlayingGameData/Map/StoreCategory.cs

#region File Description
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// StoreCategory.cs
//
// Microsoft XNA Community Game Platform
// Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#endregion

#region Using Statements
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;
#endregion

namespace RolePlayingGameData
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A category of gear for sale in a store.
    /// </summary>
    public class StoreCategory
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The display name of this store category.
        /// </summary>
        private string name;

        /// <summary>
        /// The display name of this store category.
        /// </summary>
        public string Name
        {
            get { return name; }
            set { name = value; }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// The content names for the gear available in this category.
        /// </summary>
        private List<string> availableContentNames = new List<string>();

        /// <summary>
        /// The content names for the gear available in this category.
        /// </summary>
        public List<string> AvailableContentNames
        {
            get { return availableContentNames; }
            set { availableContentNames = value; }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// The gear available in this category.
        /// </summary>
        private List<Gear> availableGear = new List<Gear>();

        /// <summary>
        /// The gear available in this category.
        /// </summary>
        [ContentSerializerIgnore]
        public List<Gear> AvailableGear
        {
            get { return availableGear; }
            set { availableGear = value; }
        }


        #region Content Type Reader


        /// <summary>
        /// Reads a StoreCategory object from the content pipeline.
        /// </summary>
        public class StoreCategoryReader : ContentTypeReader<StoreCategory>
        {
            /// <summary>
            /// Reads a StoreCategory object from the content pipeline.
            /// </summary>
            protected override StoreCategory Read(ContentReader input, 
                StoreCategory existingInstance)
            {
                StoreCategory storeCategory = existingInstance;
                if (storeCategory == null)
                {
                    storeCategory = new StoreCategory();
                }

                storeCategory.Name = input.ReadString();
                storeCategory.AvailableContentNames.AddRange(
                    input.ReadObject<List<string>>());

                // populate the gear list based on the content names
                foreach (string gearName in storeCategory.AvailableContentNames)
                {
                    storeCategory.AvailableGear.Add(input.ContentManager.Load<Gear>(
                        System.IO.Path.Combine("Gear", gearName)));
                }

                return storeCategory;
            }
        }


        #endregion
    }
}