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IMaterialEditor

Public interface to Material Editor

Unreal Engine C++ API Reference > Editor > MaterialEditor

Inheritance Hierarchy

References

   
Module MaterialEditor
Header /Engine/Source/Editor/MaterialEditor/Public/IMaterialEditor.h
Include #include "IMaterialEditor.h"

Syntax

class IMaterialEditor :  
    public FWorkflowCentricApplication,  
    public IHasMenuExtensibility,  
    public IHasToolBarExtensibility

Remarks

Public interface to Material Editor

Functions

  Type Name Description
Public function Virtual void Add the specified material expression's graph node to the list of selected nodes
Public function bool Allows editor to veto the setting of a preview mesh
Public function Virtual Const bool Checks whether nodes can currently be pasted
Public function Virtual UMaterialExpression *

CreateNewMaterialExpression ( UClass* NewExpressionClass,
const FVector2D& NodePos,
bool bAutoSelect,
bool bAutoAssignResource,
const UEdGraph* Graph
)

 Creates a new material expression of the specified class.
Public function Virtual UMaterialExpressionComment *

CreateNewMaterialExpressionComment ( const FVector2D& NodePos,
const UEdGraph* Graph
)

 Creates a new material expression comment
Public function Virtual UMaterialExpressionComposite *

CreateNewMaterialExpressionComposite ( const FVector2D& NodePos,
const UEdGraph* Graph
)

 Creates a new material expression composite, along with related child pinbase expressions
Public function Virtual void

DeleteNodes ( const TArray< class UEdGraphNode* >& NodesToDelete
)

 Delete an array of Material Graph Nodes and their corresponding expressions/comments
Public function Virtual void Disconnects and removes the selected material graph nodes.
Public function void

DrawMessages ( FViewport* Viewport,
FCanvas* Canvas
)

 Draws messages on the specified viewport and canvas.
Public function Virtual void Refreshes all material expression previews, regardless of whether or not realtime previews are enabled.
Public function Virtual void Fills inheritance drop down menu
Public function Virtual Const void

GetBoundsForNode ( const UEdGraphNode* InNode,
FSlateRect& OutRect,
float InPadding
)

 Get the visible bounds of the given graph node
Public function Virtual FMaterialRenderProxy * Gets the preview for an expression
Public function Const UMaterialInterface * The material instance applied to the preview mesh.
Public function Virtual Const int32 Gets the number of selected nodes
Public function Virtual Const FText Gets the name of the material or material function that we are editing
Public function Virtual Const TSet< UObject * > Get the currently selected set of nodes
Public function Virtual void Jumps to the node for this expression, if possible
Public function Virtual void

JumpToHyperlink ( const UObject* ObjectReference
)

 Jumps to a specific node or graph
Public function Virtual void Call this to notify the editor that the edited material changed from outside
Public function Virtual FMaterialEditorClosedEvent &  
Public function Virtual FRegisterTabSpawnersEvent &  
Public function Virtual FUnregisterTabSpawnersEvent &  
Public function Virtual void

PasteNodesHere ( const FVector2D& Location,
const UEdGraph* Graph
)

 Paste nodes at a specific location
Public function Virtual void  
Public function Virtual void Re-links the material and updates its representation in the editor, used when graph is changed outside of editor code.
Public function Virtual void

UpdateSearch ( bool bQueryChanged
)

 Updates the SearchResults array based on the search query

Classes

  Type Name Description
Public class FMaterialEditorClosedEvent Delegate to be called when this IMaterialEditor is about to be destroyed  
Public class FRegisterTabSpawnersEvent Delegate to be called when the tabs are being registered  
Public class FUnregisterTabSpawnersEvent Delegate to be called when the tabs are being unregistered  

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