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FApp

Provides information about the application.

API > API/Runtime > API/Runtime/Core > API/Runtime/Core/Misc

References

   
Module Core
Header /Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/Misc/App.h
Include #include "Misc/App.h"

Syntax

class FApp

Remarks

Provides information about the application.

Functions

  Type Name Description
Public function Static void

AuthorizeUser ( const FString& UserName
)

 Add the specified user to the list of authorized session users.
Public function Static bool Checks whether this application can render anything.
Public function Static bool Checks whether this application can render audio.
Public function Static void Removes all authorized users.
Public function Static void

DenyUser ( const FString& UserName
)

 Remove the specified user from the list of authorized session users.
Public function Static FString Gets the name of the version control branch that this application was built from.
Public function Static EBuildConfiguration Gets the application's build configuration, i.e. Debug or Shipping.
Public function Static FString Gets the date at which this application was built.
Public function Static EBuildTargetType Gets the target type of the current application (eg. client, server, etc...)
Public function Static const TCHAR * Gets the URL for a job which created these binaries.
Public function Static const TCHAR * Gets the unique version string for this build.
Public function Static TOptional< FQualifiedFrameTime > Gets a frame number generated by the engine's timecode provider.
Public function Static double Gets current time in seconds.
Public function Static double Gets time delta in seconds.
Public function Static int32 Gets the value of ENGINE_IS_PROMOTED_BUILD.
Public function Static FString Gets the identifier for the unreal engine
Public function Static const TCHAR * Gets the URL for the currently running Horde job/step if any.
Public function Static double Gets time step in seconds if a fixed delta time is wanted.
Public function Static double Gets overall game time in seconds.
Public function Static FString Gets the name of the graphics RHI currently in use.
Public function Static double Gets idle time in seconds.
Public function Static double Gets idle time overshoot in seconds (the time beyond the wait time we requested for the frame).
Public function Static FGuid Gets the globally unique identifier of this application instance.
Public function Static FString Gets the name of this application instance.
Public function Static bool Returns whether the binaries were built with debug info
Public function Static double Gets previous value of CurrentTime.
Public function Static FString

GetName ()

 Gets the name of the application, i.e. "UE" or "Rocket".
Public function Static const TCHAR * Gets the name of the current project.
Public function Static FGuid Gets the identifier of the session that this application is part of.
Public function Static FString Gets the name of the session that this application is part of, if any.
Public function Static FString Gets the name of the user who owns the session that this application is part of, if any.
Public function Static FTimecode Convert the current frame time into a readable timecode.
Public function Static FFrameRate Get the frame rate of the current frame time.
Public function Static float Helper function to get UnfocusedVolumeMultiplier from config and store so it's not retrieved every frame
Public function Static float Get Volume Multiplier
Public function Static FString Gets the Zen store project id for the current application instance.
Public function Static bool Gets Focus, Indicates that the application should continue to render Audio and Video as if it had window focus, even though it may not.
Public function Static bool Reports if the project name has been set
Public function Static bool Gets VRFocus, which indicates that the application should continue to render Audio and Video as if it had window focus, even though it may not.
Public function Static void Initializes the application session.
Public function Static void Invalidate the current frame time. It will reset the TOptional.
Public function Static bool

IsAuthorizedUser ( const FString& UserName
)

 Check whether the specified user is authorized to interact with this session.
Public function Static bool Checks whether application is in benchmark mode.
Public function Static bool Checks whether the engine components of this application have been installed.
Public function Static bool

IsGame ()

 Checks whether this application is a game.
Public function Static bool Checks whether this application has been installed.
Public function Static bool Reports if the project name is empty
Public function Static bool Checks whether this is a standalone application.
Public function Static bool

IsThisInstance ( const FGuid& InInstanceId
)

 Check whether the given instance ID identifies this instance.
Public function Static bool Checks whether this application runs unattended.
Public function Static void Print all initial startup logging
Public function Static void

SetBenchmarking ( bool bVal
)

 Sets application benchmarking mode.
Public function Static void Sets the current frame time.
Public function Static void

SetCurrentTime ( double Seconds
)

 Sets current time in seconds.
Public function Static void

SetDeltaTime ( double Seconds
)

 Sets time delta in seconds.
Public function Static void

SetFixedDeltaTime ( double Seconds
)

 Sets time step in seconds if a fixed delta time is wanted.
Public function Static void

SetGameTime ( double Seconds
)

 Sets overall game time in seconds.
Public function Static void

SetGraphicsRHI ( FString RHIString
)

 Sets the Graphics RHI currently in use
Public function Static void

SetHasFocusFunction ( bool(*)() InHasFocusFunction
)

 Sets HasFocus, which is a function that indicates that the application window has focus.
Public function Static void

SetHasVRFocus ( bool bInHasVRFocus
)

 Sets VRFocus, which indicates that the application should continue to render Audio and Video as if it had window focus, even though it may not.
Public function Static void

SetIdleTime ( double Seconds
)

 Sets idle time in seconds.
Public function Static void

SetIdleTimeOvershoot ( double Seconds
)

 Sets idle time overshoot in seconds (the time beyond the wait time we requested for the frame).
Public function Static void

SetProjectName ( const TCHAR* InProjectName
)

 Sets the name of the current project.
Public function Static void

SetSessionName ( const FString& NewName
)

 Set a new session name.
Public function Static void

SetSessionOwner ( const FString& NewOwner
)

 Set a new session owner.
Public function Static void

SetUnfocusedVolumeMultiplier ( float InVolumeMultiplier
)

 Sets the Unfocused Volume Multiplier
Public function Static void

SetUseFixedTimeStep ( bool bVal
)

 Enables or disabled usage of fixed time step.
Public function Static void

SetUseVRFocus ( bool bInUseVRFocus
)

 Sets if VRFocus should be used.
Public function Static void

SetVolumeMultiplier ( float InVolumeMultiplier
)

 Set Volume Multiplier
Public function Static bool Checks whether the application should run multi-threaded for performance critical features.
Public function Static void Updates Last time to CurrentTime.
Public function Static bool Gets whether we want to use a fixed time step or not.
Public function Static bool Gets if VRFocus should be used

Constants

Name Description
bHasVRFocus Holds a flag indicating if app has focus in side the VR headset
bIsBenchmarking Holds a flag Whether we are in benchmark mode or not.
bUseDropFrameFormatWhenSupported Holds if we should generate a drop frame timecode when the frame rate does support it.
bUseFixedSeed If the random seed started with a constant or on time, can be affected by -FIXEDSEED or -BENCHMARK
bUseFixedTimeStep Holds a flag whether we want to use a fixed time step or not.
bUseVRFocus Holds a flag indicating if VRFocus should be used
CurrentFrameTime Holds the current frame time and framerate.
CurrentTime Holds current time.
DeltaTime Holds current delta time in seconds.
FixedDeltaTime Holds time step if a fixed delta time is wanted.
GameTime Holds overall game time.
GraphicsRHI Holds the name the graphics RHI currently in use
HasFocusFunction Holds a function address that can indicate if application has focus
IdleTime Holds time we spent sleeping in UpdateTimeAndHandleMaxTickRate() if our frame time was smaller than one allowed by target FPS.
IdleTimeOvershoot Holds the amount of IdleTime that was LONGER than we tried to sleep.
LastTime Holds previous value of CurrentTime.
SessionId Holds the session identifier.
SessionName Holds the session name.
SessionOwner Holds the name of the user that launched session.
SessionUsers List of authorized session users.
Standalone Holds a flag indicating whether this is a standalone session.
UnfocusedVolumeMultiplier Read from config to define the volume when app loses focus
VolumeMultiplier Use to affect the app volume when it loses focus

Deprecated Functions

  Type Name Description
Public function Static void

SetTimecodeAndFrameRate ( FTimecode InTimecode,
FFrameRate InTimecodeFrameRate
)

 Please use SetQualifiedFrameTime

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