Table of Contents

• load()
• preload()
• File Naming
• External resources vs built-in resources
• Free resources

load() reference

Object load ( String path )

• Loads a resource from the filesystem located at path

preload() reference

Resource preload ( String path )

• Returns a resource from the filesystem that is loaded during script parsing.

File Naming discussion

Though it is a matter of preference, for OS-compatibility, snake_case for all resource files is the most popular convention.

External resources vs built-in resources discussion

• Resources loaded from a file is called external resources.
• If you delete Path of a resource, it becomes a built-in resource. In this case, the resource is saved within the scene file (.tscn) which contains it.
• Whether or not a resource is built-in, it is always loaded once.

Free resources howto

• Resource extends from Reference.
• As such, when a resource is no longer in use, it will automatically free itself.