C# - Resources.Load Sprite trouble

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For some reason I can't use Resources.Load to get sprites. The file I'm trying to get is a .png file. I have never had problems with them before.

This is what i'm doing:

 Sprite img = (Sprite)Resources.Load ("Sprites/inventoryImages/itemImages/sword");

This is the error I'm getting:

InvalidCastException: Cannot cast from source type to destination type.

is there someway i need to prep the file for this function?

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Answer by $$anonymous$$ · Jan 03, 2017 at 06:29 PM

i use this to load sprite:

 skillSprite = Resources.Load<Sprite>("Sprites/CorePrototype/Arcanist Icons/" + SkillSpriteName);

Dont know why do you need (Sprite).

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losingisfun · Jan 04, 2017 at 02:09 AM 0

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Thanks, that worked. I guess i made a habit of using (AudioClip)Resources.Load to cast. If you make that into an answer ill accept it for you.

lulitd · Sep 21, 2017 at 07:32 PM 0

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Thanks your answer helped me out. I was creating scriptable objects from a parsed csv... and could not for life of me figure out why my textures would load but not my sprites...

I was doing...

 iconSprite = Resources.Load(path) as Sprite;

I've learnt my lesson and not to cast resources!

Z3RP · May 11, 2018 at 10:14 AM 0

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Still not working for me what do i wrong ?

I tried:

 BTNSprites.Populate(Resources.Load("/Assets/W3 Tower/Defence/Images/dafault"));
 BTNSprites.Populate(Resources.Load<Sprite>("Assets/W3 Tower Defence/Images/dafault"));
 BTNSprites.Populate(Resources.Load<Sprite>("/W3 Tower Defence/Images/dafault"));
 BTNSprites.Populate(Resources.Load<Sprite>("W3 Tower Defence/Images/dafault"));

The Image is called "default" And this is the folder path : Unity\Tower defence\Assets\W3 Tower Defence\Images

kamaldeep26594 · Aug 29, 2020 at 01:30 PM 0

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Also Resources.Load searches for filenames ignoring extensions, in my case changing "cheese.png" to "cheese" worked.

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Answer by zly · Jan 04, 2017 at 08:57 AM

Loading Resources at Runtime

You need to create a folder named Recources

"Resource Folders

Resource Folders are collections of assets that are included in the built Unity player, but are not necessarily linked to any GameObject in the Inspector.

To put anything into a Resource Folder, you simply create a new folder inside the Project View, and name the folder “Resources”. You can have multiple Resource Folders organized differently in your Project. Whenever you want to load an asset from one of these folders, you call Resources.Load()."

(Unity Manual) I hope it helps. ;-D

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losingisfun · Jan 04, 2017 at 10:39 AM 0

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you should have read the comments

C# - Resources.Load Sprite trouble

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