Basalt2/docs/references/elementManager.md

ElementManager

This class manages elements and plugins. It loads elements and plugins from the elements and plugins directories and then applies the plugins to the elements. It also provides a way to get elements and APIs.

Functions

Method	Returns	Description
ElementManager.getAPI	table
ElementManager.getElement	table
ElementManager.getElementList	table
ElementManager.loadElement	-

ElementManager.getAPI(name)

Gets an Plugin API by name

Parameters

• name string The name of the API to get

Returns

• table API The API

ElementManager.getElement(name)

Gets an element by name. If the element is not loaded, it will try to load it first.

Parameters

• name string The name of the element to get

Returns

• table Element The element class

ElementManager.getElementList()

Gets a list of all elements

Returns

• table ElementList A list of all elements

ElementManager.loadElement(name)

Loads an element by name. This will load the element and apply any plugins to it.

Parameters

• name string The name of the element to load

Usage

ElementManager.loadElement("Button")