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FTargetPlatformBase

Base class for target platforms.

API > API/Developer > API/Developer/TargetPlatform > API/Developer/TargetPlatform/Common

Inheritance Hierarchy

References

   
Module TargetPlatform
Header /Engine/Source/Developer/TargetPlatform/Public/Common/TargetPlatformBase.h
Include #include "Common/TargetPlatformBase.h"

Syntax

class FTargetPlatformBase : public ITargetPlatform

Remarks

Base class for target platforms.

Variables

  Type Name Description
Protected variable const PlatformInfo::FTargetPlatformInfo * PlatformInfo Information about this platform
Protected variable int32 PlatformOrdinal  

Constructors

  Type Name Description
Protected function    

Functions

  Type Name Description
Public function Static void

AddDependencySCArrayHelper ( TArray< FString >& OutDependencies,
const FString& DependencyRelativePath
)

 Helper method to fill a dependencies array for the shader compiler with absolute paths, passing a relative path to the Engine as the parameter.
Protected function Static void

AppendAnalyticsEventConfigArray ( TArray< struct FAnalyticsEventAttribute >& AnalyticsParamArray,
const TCHAR* ConfigSection,
const TCHAR* ConfigKey,
const FString& IniFileName,
const TCHAR* AnalyticsKeyNameOverride
)

  
Protected function Static void

AppendAnalyticsEventConfigBool ( TArray< struct FAnalyticsEventAttribute >& AnalyticsParamArray,
const TCHAR* ConfigSection,
const TCHAR* ConfigKey,
const FString& IniFileName,
const TCHAR* AnalyticsKeyNameOverride
)

 Analytics helper functions
Protected function Static void

AppendAnalyticsEventConfigFloat ( TArray< struct FAnalyticsEventAttribute >& AnalyticsParamArray,
const TCHAR* ConfigSection,
const TCHAR* ConfigKey,
const FString& IniFileName,
const TCHAR* AnalyticsKeyNameOverride
)

  
Protected function Static void

AppendAnalyticsEventConfigInt ( TArray< struct FAnalyticsEventAttribute >& AnalyticsParamArray,
const TCHAR* ConfigSection,
const TCHAR* ConfigKey,
const FString& IniFileName,
const TCHAR* AnalyticsKeyNameOverride
)

  
Protected function Static void

AppendAnalyticsEventConfigString ( TArray< struct FAnalyticsEventAttribute >& AnalyticsParamArray,
const TCHAR* ConfigSection,
const TCHAR* ConfigKey,
const FString& IniFileName,
const TCHAR* AnalyticsKeyNameOverride
)

  
Protected function Const const Audio::FAudioFormatSettings &  

Overridden from ITargetPlatform

  Type Name Description
Public function Virtual bool

AddDevice ( const FString& DeviceName,
bool bDefault
)

 Add a target device by name.
Public function Virtual bool

AddDevice ( const FString& DeviceId,
const FString& DeviceUserFriendlyName,
const FString& Username,
const FString& Password,
bool bDefault
)

 Add a target device.
Public function Virtual Const bool Checks whether this platform will allow development objects to be cooked.
Public function Virtual Const bool Checks whether this platform will allow editor objects to be cooked, as opposed to editoronly properties.
Public function Virtual Const bool Checks whether this platform supports shader compilation over XGE interface.
Public function Virtual Const int32

CheckRequirements ( bool bProjectHasCode,
EBuildConfiguration Configuration,
bool bRequiresAssetNativization,
FString& OutTutorialPath,
FString& OutDocumentationPath,
FText& CustomizedLogMessage
)

 Checks whether the platform's build requirements are met so that we can do things like package for the platform.
Public function Virtual bool

CopyFileToTarget ( const FString& DeviceId,
const FString& HostFilename,
const FString& TargetFilename,
const TMap< FString, FString >& CustomPlatformData
)

 Copy a file to the target
Public function Virtual Const FText Gets the platform's display name.
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform will use SH2 instead of SH3 for sky irradiance.
Public function Virtual Const void

GetBuildProjectSettingKeys ( FString& OutSection,
TArray< FString >& InBoolKeys,
TArray< FString >& InIntKeys,
TArray< FString >& InStringKeys
)

 Project settings to check to determine if a build should occur
Public function Virtual Const FConfigCacheIni * Returns the config system object usable by this TargetPlatform. It should not be modified in anyway
Public function Virtual Const TSharedPtr< IDeviceManagerCustomPlatformWidgetCreator > Returns custom DeviceManager widget creator for this platform
Public function Virtual Const float Gets down sample mesh distance field divider.
Public function Virtual Const void

GetExtraPackagesToCook ( TArray< FName >& PackageNames
)

 Gets a list of package names to cook when cooking this platform
Public function Virtual Const int32 Gets an integer representing the height fog mode for opaque materials on a platform.
Public function Virtual Const const FDataDrivenPlatformInfo & Returns the information about the platform as a whole
Public function Virtual Const int32 Get unique integer identifier for this platform.
Public function Virtual Const void Gather per-project cook/package analytics
Public function Virtual Const void Gets the shader formats that support ray tracing for this target platform.
Public function Virtual Const void

GetShaderCompilerDependencies ( TArray< FString >& OutDependencies
)

 Provide platform specific file dependency patterns for SN-DBS shader compilation.
Public function Virtual Const EOfflineBVHMode Gets static mesh offline BVH mode
Public function Virtual Const const PlatformInfo::FTargetPlatformInfo & Returns the information about this target platform
Public function Virtual Const float Gets the variant priority of this platform
Public function Virtual bool Initializes the host platform to support target devices (may be called multiple times after an SDK is installed while running)
Public function Virtual Const bool

IsEnabledForPlugin ( const IPlugin& Plugin
)

 Checks whether this platform is enabled for the given plugin in the currently active project.
Public function Virtual Const bool

IsSdkInstalled ( bool bProjectHasCode,
FString& OutDocumentationPath
)

 Checks whether the platform's SDK requirements are met so that we can do things like package for the platform
Public function Virtual bool

PackageBuild ( const FString& InPackgeDirectory
)

 Package a build for the given platform
Public function Virtual Const bool

RequiresTempTarget ( bool bProjectHasCode,
EBuildConfiguration Configuration,
bool bRequiresAssetNativization,
FText& OutReason
)

 Checks whether the current project needs a temporary .target.cs file to be packaged as a code project.
Public function Virtual Const bool Whether or not to send all lower-case filepaths when connecting over a fileserver connection.
Public function Virtual Const bool

ShouldExpandTo32Bit ( const uint16* Indices,
const int32 NumIndices
)

 Returns wheter or not this 16bit index buffer should be promoted to 32bit
Public function Virtual Const bool

SupportsValueForType ( FName SupportedType,
FName RequiredSupportedValue
)

 Checks whether the target platform supports the specified value for the specified type of support
Public function Virtual Const bool Returns true if the platform is part of a family of variants
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform uses ASTC HDR
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform should use DBuffer for decals.
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform will use distance fields.
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform should use forward shading or not.
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform uses Mobile AO
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform will use ray tracing.
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform will use selective outputs in the base pass shaders.
Public function Virtual Const bool Gets whether the platform will encode depth velocity.

Deprecated Functions

  Type Name Description
Public function Virtual Const bool Use IsUsingBasePassVelocity(EShaderPlatform Platform) in renderutils that will uses FShaderPlatformCachedIniValue to retrieve the cvar value per platform.

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