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==Advanced==

==Advanced==

===Compare asset names===

===Compare asset names===

You can't compare asset names directly because they depend on the current OS (''e.g.'', <samp>Characters/Abigail</samp> versus <samp>Characters\Abigail</samp>) and they're case-insensitive (''e.g.'', <samp>Characters/ABIGAIL</samp>).

You can't compare asset names directly because they depend on the current OS (''e.g.,'' <samp>Characters/Abigail</samp> versus <samp>Characters\Abigail</samp>) and they're case-insensitive (''e.g.,'' <samp>Characters/ABIGAIL</samp>).

To check for an exact match when you have an <samp>IAssetData</samp> instance (''e.g.'', from the content API), just call <code>asset.AssetNameEquals("Characters/Abigail")</code> and SMAPI will normalize the asset names internally.

To check for an exact match when you have an <samp>IAssetData</samp> instance (''e.g.,'' from the content API), just call <code>asset.AssetNameEquals("Characters/Abigail")</code> and SMAPI will normalize the asset names internally.

If you need to check manually, you should normalize the asset names using [[Modding:Modder Guide/APIs/Utilities#File paths|<samp>PathUtilities</samp>]] and compare case-insensitively. For example:

If you need to check manually, you should normalize the asset names using [[Modding:Modder Guide/APIs/Utilities#File paths|<samp>PathUtilities</samp>]] and compare case-insensitively. For example:

===Patch helper for custom assets===

===Patch helper for custom assets===

A patch helper provides utility methods for editing a given asset (''e.g.'', to merge maps or resize an image).

A patch helper provides utility methods for editing a given asset (''e.g.,'' to merge maps or resize an image).

You can get a patch helper for arbitrary data. For example, this loads two map files and merges them:

You can get a patch helper for arbitrary data. For example, this loads two map files and merges them: