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Description
Converts passed in actors into new actors of the specified type. Note: This replaces the old actors with brand new actors while attempting to preserve as many properties as possible. Properties of the actors components are also attempted to be copied for any component names supplied in the third parameter. If a component name is specified, it is only copied if a component of the specified name exists in the source and destination actors, as well as in the class default object of the class of the source actor, and that all three of those components share a common base class. This approach is used instead of simply accepting component classes to copy because some actors could potentially have multiple of the same component type.
| Name | DoConvertActors |
| Type | function |
| Header File | /Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Classes/Editor/EditorEngine.h |
| Include Path | #include "Editor/EditorEngine.h" |
| Source | /Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Private/EditorEngine.cpp |
void DoConvertActors
(
const TArray < AActor * > & ActorsToConvert,
UClass * ConvertToClass,
const TSet< FString > & ComponentsToConsider,
bool bUseSpecialCases,
const FString & InStaticMeshPackageName
)
Parameters
| Name | Remarks |
|---|---|
| ActorsToConvert | Array of actors which should be converted to the new class type |
| ConvertToClass | Class to convert the provided actors to |
| ComponentsToConsider | Names of components to consider for property copying as well |
| bUseSpecialCases | If true, looks for classes that can be handled by hardcoded conversions |
| InStaticMeshPackageName | The name to save the brushes to. |