/**

     * Creates an empty sprite without texture. You can call setTexture method subsequently.

     *

     * @return An empty sprite object that is marked as autoreleased.

     */

 1.1  static CCSprite* create();

/**

     * Creates a sprite with an image filename.

     *

     * After creation, the rect of sprite will be the size of the image,

     * and the offset will be (0,0).

     *

     * @param   pszFileName The string which indicates a path to image file, e.g., "scene1/monster.png".

     * @return  A valid sprite object that is marked as autoreleased.

     */

  1.2  static CCSprite* create(const char *pszFileName);

 /**

     * Creates a sprite with an image filename and a rect.

     *

     * @param   pszFileName The string wich indicates a path to image file, e.g., "scene1/monster.png"

     * @param   rect        Only the contents inside rect of pszFileName's texture will be applied for this sprite.

     * @return  A valid sprite object that is marked as autoreleased.

     */

  1.3  static CCSprite* create(const char *pszFileName, const CCRect& rect);

 /**

     * Creates a sprite with an exsiting texture contained in a CCTexture2D object

     * After creation, the rect will be the size of the texture, and the offset will be (0,0).

     *

     * @param   pTexture    A pointer to a CCTexture2D object.

     * @return  A valid sprite object that is marked as autoreleased.

     */

  2.1  static CCSprite* createWithTexture(CCTexture2D *pTexture);

 /**

     * Creates a sprite with a texture and a rect.

     *

     * After creation, the offset will be (0,0).

     *

     * @param   pTexture    A pointer to an existing CCTexture2D object.

     *                      You can use a CCTexture2D object for many sprites.

     * @param   rect        Only the contents inside the rect of this texture will be applied for this sprite.

     * @return  A valid sprite object that is marked as autoreleased.

     */

  2.2  static CCSprite* createWithTexture(CCTexture2D *pTexture, const CCRect& rect);

/**

     * Creates a sprite with an sprite frame.

     *

     * @param   pSpriteFrame    A sprite frame which involves a texture and a rect

     * @return  A valid sprite object that is marked as autoreleased.

     */

  3.1 static CCSprite* createWithSpriteFrame(CCSpriteFrame *pSpriteFrame);

/**

     * Creates a sprite with an sprite frame name.

     *

     * A CCSpriteFrame will be fetched from the CCSpriteFrameCache by pszSpriteFrameName param.

     * If the CCSpriteFrame doesn't exist it will raise an exception.

     *

     * @param   pszSpriteFrameName A null terminated string which indicates the sprite frame name.

     * @return  A valid sprite object that is marked as autoreleased.

     */

   3.2 static CCSprite* createWithSpriteFrameName(const char *pszSpriteFrameName);