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Unreal Engine C++ API Reference > Runtime > Core

Classes

  Type Name Description
Public class FPipe A chain of tasks that are executed one after another.  
Public class FTaskBase An abstract base class for task implementation.  
Public class FTaskEvent A synchronisation primitive, a recommended substitution of `FEvent_ for signalling between tasks.  
Public class FTaskEventBase A special kind of task that is used for signalling or dependency management.  
Public class FTaskHandle A common part of the generic [TTask](API\Runtime\Core\Tasks\TTask)<ResultType>_ and its TTask_ specialisation  
Public class FTaskPriorityCVar Console variable for configuring task priorities Example: FTaskPriorityCVar CVar{ TEXT("CVarName"), TEXT("CVarHelp"), ETaskPriority::Normal, EExtendedTaskPriority::None }; Launch(UE_SOURCE_LOCATION, [] {}, CVar.GetTaskPriority(), CVar.GetExtendedTaskPriority()).Wait();  
Public class TExecutableTask A separate derived class to add "small task" allocation optimization to both base class specializations  
Public class TExecutableTaskBase Task implementation that can be executed, as it stores task body.  
Public class TTask A movable/copyable handle of `Private::TTaskWithResult*_ with the API adopted for public usage.  
Public class TTaskWithResult An extension of FTaskBase for tasks that return a result.  

Typedefs

Name Description
FExecutableTaskAllocator  
FTask  
FTaskEventBaseAllocator  

Enums

  Type Name Description
Public enum UE::Tasks::EExtendedTaskPriority Special task priorities for tasks that are never sent to the scheduler  

Functions

  Type Name Description
Public function void

UE::Tasks::AddNested ( const TaskType& Nested
)

 Adds the nested task to the task that is being currently executed by the current thread.
Public function bool

UE::Tasks::BusyWait ( const TaskCollectionType& Tasks,
FTimespan InTimeout
)

 Wait for multiple tasks while executing other tasks
Public function TTask< TInvokeResult_T< TaskBodyType > >

UE::Tasks::Launch ( const TCHAR* DebugName,
TaskBodyType&& TaskBody,
ETaskPriority Priority,
EExtendedTaskPriority ExtendedPriority
)

 Launches a task for asynchronous execution
Public function TTask< TInvokeResult_T< TaskBodyType > >

UE::Tasks::Launch ( const TCHAR* DebugName,
TaskBodyType&& TaskBody,
PrerequisitesCollectionType&& Prerequisites,
ETaskPriority Priority,
EExtendedTaskPriority ExtendedPriority
)

 Launches a task for asynchronous execution, with prerequisites that must be completed before the task is scheduled
Public function TTask< ResultType >

UE::Tasks::MakeCompletedTask ( ArgTypes&&... Args
)

 Creates and returns an already completed task holding a result value constructed from given args
Public function TStaticArray< Private::FTaskBase *, sizeof...(TaskTypes)>

UE::Tasks::Prerequisites ( TaskTypes&... Tasks
)

  
Public function const TaskCollectionType &

UE::Tasks::Prerequisites ( const TaskCollectionType& Tasks
)

  
Public function TArray< TaskTrace::FId >

UE::Tasks::Private::GetTraceIds ( const TaskCollectionType& Tasks
)

  
Public function void

UE::Tasks::Private::PrerequisitesUnpacker ( ArrayType& Array,
TaskType& Task
)

  
Public function void

UE::Tasks::Private::PrerequisitesUnpacker ( ArrayType& Array,
FirstTaskType& FirstTask,
OtherTasksTypes&... OtherTasks
)

  
Public function bool

UE::Tasks::Private::TryRetractAndExecute ( const TaskCollectionType& Tasks,
FTimeout Timeout
)

 Task retraction of multiple tasks, with timeout.
Public function void  
Public function bool

UE::Tasks::Wait ( const TaskCollectionType& Tasks,
FTimespan InTimeout
)

 Wait for multiple tasks, with timeout

Variables

  Type Name Description
Public variable constexpr int32 SmallTaskSize  

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