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FName

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Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

constexpr FName ()

 Default constructor, initialized to None UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( EName Ename
)

 Create an FName with a hardcoded string index. UObject/NameTypes.h  

constexpr FName ( ENoInit
)

 Scary no init constructor, used for something obscure in UObjectBase UObject/NameTypes.h  
Special constructor used by TOptional UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( FMinimalName InName
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( FScriptName InName
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( FMemoryImageName InName
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const WIDECHAR* Name
)

 Create an FName. UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const ANSICHAR* Name
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const UTF8CHAR* Name
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const FNameEntrySerialized& LoadedEntry
)

 Constructor used by FLinkerLoad when loading its name table; Creates an FName with an instance number of 0 that does not attempt to split the FName into string and number portions. UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( EName Ename,
int32 InNumber
)

 Create an FName with a hardcoded string index and (instance). UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( FName Other,
int32 InNumber
)

 Create an FName from an existing string, but with a different instance. UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const WIDECHAR* Name,
EFindName FindType
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const ANSICHAR* Name,
EFindName FindType
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const UTF8CHAR* Name,
EFindName FindType
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( TStringView< ANSICHAR > View,
EFindName FindType
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( TStringView< WIDECHAR > View,
EFindName FindType
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( TStringView< UTF8CHAR > View,
EFindName FindType
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const WIDECHAR* Name,
int32 Number
)

 Create an FName. UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const ANSICHAR* Name,
int32 Number
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const UTF8CHAR* Name,
int32 Number
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( TStringView< ANSICHAR > View,
int32 InNumber
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( TStringView< WIDECHAR > View,
int32 InNumber
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( TStringView< UTF8CHAR > View,
int32 InNumber
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( FNameEntryId InComparisonIndex,
FNameEntryId InDisplayIndex,
int32 InNumber
)

 Create an FName from its component parts Only call this if you really know what you're doing UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( int32 Len,
const WIDECHAR* Name,
EFindName FindType
)

 Create FName from non-null string with known length UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( int32 Len,
const ANSICHAR* Name,
EFindName FindType
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( int32 Len,
const UTF8CHAR* Name,
EFindName FindType
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( int32 Len,
const WIDECHAR* Name,
int32 Number
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( int32 Len,
const ANSICHAR* Name,
int32 Number
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( int32 Len,
const UTF8CHAR* Name,
int32 Number
)

   UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName ( const TCHAR* Name,
int32 InNumber,
bool bSplitName
)

 Create an FName. UObject/NameTypes.h  

FName()

Description

Default constructor, initialized to None

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
constexpr FName()

FName(EName)

Description

Create an FName with a hardcoded string index.

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    EName Ename  
)

Parameters

Name Remarks
N The hardcoded value the string portion of the name will have. The number portion will be NAME_NO_NUMBER

FName(ENoInit)

Description

Scary no init constructor, used for something obscure in UObjectBase

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
constexpr FName  
(  
    ENoInit  
)

FName(FIntrusiveUnsetOptionalState)

Description

Special constructor used by TOptional

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    FIntrusiveUnsetOptionalState I  
)

FName(FMinimalName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    FMinimalName InName  
)

FName(FScriptName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    FScriptName InName  
)

FName(FMemoryImageName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    FMemoryImageName InName  
)

FName(const WIDECHAR *)

Description

Create an FName. If FindType is FNAME_Find, and the name doesn't already exist, then the name will be NAME_None. The check for existance or not depends on UE_FNAME_OUTLINE_NUMBER. When UE_FNAME_OUTLINE_NUMBER is 0, we only check for the string part. When UE_FNAME_OUTLINE_NUMBER is 1, we check for whole name including the number.

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const WIDECHAR * Name  
)

Parameters

Name Remarks
Name Value for the string portion of the name
FindType Action to take (see EFindName, default is FNAME_Add)

FName(const ANSICHAR *)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const ANSICHAR * Name  
)

FName(const UTF8CHAR *)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const UTF8CHAR * Name  
)

FName(const FNameEntrySerialized &)

Description

Constructor used by FLinkerLoad when loading its name table; Creates an FName with an instance number of 0 that does not attempt to split the FName into string and number portions. Also, this version skips calculating the hashes of the names if possible

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const FNameEntrySerialized & LoadedEntry  
)

FName(EName, int32)

Description

Create an FName with a hardcoded string index and (instance).

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    EName Ename,  
    int32 InNumber  
)

Parameters

Name Remarks
N The hardcoded value the string portion of the name will have
InNumber The hardcoded value for the number portion of the name

FName(FName, int32)

Description

Create an FName from an existing string, but with a different instance.

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    FName Other,  
    int32 InNumber  
)

Parameters

Name Remarks
Other The FName to take the string values from
InNumber The hardcoded value for the number portion of the name

FName(const WIDECHAR *, EFindName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const WIDECHAR * Name,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(const ANSICHAR *, EFindName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const ANSICHAR * Name,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(const UTF8CHAR *, EFindName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const UTF8CHAR * Name,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(TStringView< ANSICHAR >, EFindName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    TStringView < ANSICHAR > View,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(TStringView< WIDECHAR >, EFindName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    TStringView < WIDECHAR > View,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(TStringView< UTF8CHAR >, EFindName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    TStringView < UTF8CHAR > View,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(const WIDECHAR *, int32)

Description

Create an FName. Will add the string to the name table if it does not exist. When UE_FNAME_OUTLINE_NUMBER is set, will also add the combination of base string and number to the name table if it doesn't exist.

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const WIDECHAR * Name,  
    int32 Number  
)

Parameters

Name Remarks
Name Value for the string portion of the name
Number Value for the number portion of the name

FName(const ANSICHAR *, int32)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const ANSICHAR * Name,  
    int32 Number  
)

FName(const UTF8CHAR *, int32)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const UTF8CHAR * Name,  
    int32 Number  
)

FName(TStringView< ANSICHAR >, int32)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    TStringView < ANSICHAR > View,  
    int32 InNumber  
)

FName(TStringView< WIDECHAR >, int32)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    TStringView < WIDECHAR > View,  
    int32 InNumber  
)

FName(TStringView< UTF8CHAR >, int32)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    TStringView < UTF8CHAR > View,  
    int32 InNumber  
)

FName(FNameEntryId, FNameEntryId, int32)

Description

Create an FName from its component parts Only call this if you really know what you're doing

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h" 
FName  
(  
    FNameEntryId InComparisonIndex,  
    FNameEntryId InDisplayIndex,  
    int32 InNumber  
)

FName(int32, const WIDECHAR *, EFindName)

Description

Create FName from non-null string with known length

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    int32 Len,  
    const WIDECHAR * Name,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(int32, const ANSICHAR *, EFindName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    int32 Len,  
    const ANSICHAR * Name,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(int32, const UTF8CHAR *, EFindName)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    int32 Len,  
    const UTF8CHAR * Name,  
    EFindName FindType  
)

FName(int32, const WIDECHAR *, int32)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    int32 Len,  
    const WIDECHAR * Name,  
    int32 Number  
)

FName(int32, const ANSICHAR *, int32)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    int32 Len,  
    const ANSICHAR * Name,  
    int32 Number  
)

FName(int32, const UTF8CHAR *, int32)

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    int32 Len,  
    const UTF8CHAR * Name,  
    int32 Number  
)

FName(const TCHAR *, int32, bool)

Description

Create an FName. If FindType is FNAME_Find, and the string part of the name doesn't already exist, then the name will be NAME_None

   
Name FName
Type function
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/UObject/NameTypes.h
Include Path #include "UObject/NameTypes.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/UObject/UnrealNames.cpp 
FName  
(  
    const TCHAR * Name,  
    int32 InNumber,  
    bool bSplitName  
)

Parameters

Name Remarks
Name Value for the string portion of the name
Number Value for the number portion of the name
FindType Action to take (see EFindName)
bSplitName true if the trailing number should be split from the name when Number == NAME_NO_NUMBER_INTERNAL, or false to always use the name as-is

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