[page:Loader] →

# [name]

A loader for loading a [page:Material] in JSON format. This uses the [page:FileLoader] internally for loading files.

## Example

`// instantiate a loader var loader = new THREE.MaterialLoader(); // load a resource loader.load( // resource URL 'path/to/material.json', // onLoad callback function ( material ) { object.material = material; }, // onProgress callback function ( xhr ) { console.log( (xhr.loaded / xhr.total * 100) + '% loaded' ); }, // onError callback function ( err ) { console.log( 'An error happened' ); } );`

## Constructor

### [name]( [param:LoadingManager manager] )

[page:LoadingManager manager] — The [page:LoadingManager loadingManager] for the loader to use. Default is [page:LoadingManager THREE.DefaultLoadingManager].
Creates a new [name].

## Properties

See the base [page:Loader] class for common properties.

### [property:Object textures]

Object holding any textures used by the material. See [page:.setTextures].

## Methods

See the base [page:Loader] class for common methods.

### [method:null load]( [param:String url], [param:Function onLoad], [param:Function onProgress], [param:Function onError] )

[page:String url] — the path or URL to the file. This can also be a [link:https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/Data_URIs Data URI].
[page:Function onLoad] — Will be called when load completes. The argument will be the loaded [page:Material].
[page:Function onProgress] — Will be called while load progresses. The argument will be the progress event.
[page:Function onError] — Will be called when load errors.
Begin loading from url.

### [method:Material parse]( [param:Object json] )

[page:Object json] — The json object containing the parameters of the Material.
Parse a JSON structure and create a new [page:Material] of the type [page:String json.type] with parameters defined in the json object.

### [method:MaterialLoader setTextures]( [param:Object textures] )

[page:Object textures] — object containing any textures used by the material.

## Source

[link:https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/master/src/[path].js src/[path].js]