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FLinker

Manages the data associated with an Unreal package.

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Manages the data associated with an Unreal package. Acts as the bridge between the file on disk and the UPackage object in memory for all Unreal package types.

   
Name FLinker
Type class
Header File /Engine/Source/Runtime/CoreUObject/Public/UObject/Linker.h
Include Path #include "UObject/Linker.h"

Syntax

class FLinker : public FLinkerTables

Inheritance Hierarchy

Derived Classes

Constructors

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

FLinker ( ELinkerType::Type InType,
UPackage* InRoot
)

 Constructor. UObject/Linker.h  

Destructors

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

virtual ~FLinker()

   UObject/Linker.h  

Variables

Public

Name Type Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers
DataResourceMap TArray< FObjectDataResource > Raw/bulk data references UObject/Linker.h  
FilterClientButNotServer bool If true, filter out exports that are for clients but not servers UObject/Linker.h  
FilterServerButNotClient bool If true, filter out exports that are for servers but not clients UObject/Linker.h  
GatherableTextDataMap TArray< FGatherableTextData > Gatherable text data contained within this package UObject/Linker.h  
ImportTypeHierarchies TMap< FPackageIndex, UE::Serialization::Private::FImportTypeHierarchy > Map of hierarchical type information for FObjectImport Struct entries in the package UObject/Linker.h  
LinkerRoot UPackage * The top-level UPackage object for the package associated with this linker UObject/Linker.h  
NameMap TArray< FNameEntryId > Names used by objects contained within this package UObject/Linker.h  
ScriptSHA FSHA1 *   UObject/Linker.h  
SoftObjectPathList TArray< FSoftObjectPath > List of SoftObjectPath contained in this package, UObject/Linker.h  
Summary FPackageFileSummary Table of contents for this package's file UObject/Linker.h  

Protected

Name Type Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers
LinkerType ELinkerType::Type   UObject/Linker.h  

Functions

Public

Name Remarks Include Path Unreal Specifiers

bool FilterExport ( const FObjectExport& Export
)

 Test and object against the load flag filters UObject/Linker.h  

virtual FString GetDebugName()

 Returns a descriptor of the PackagePath this Linker is reading from or writing to, usable for an identifier in warning and log messages UObject/Linker.h  

FString GetExportFullName ( int32 ExportIndex,
const TCHAR* FakeRoot,
bool bResolveForcedExports
)

 Return the full name of the UObject represented by the specified export. UObject/Linker.h  

FString GetExportFullName ( FPackageIndex PackageIndex,
const TCHAR* FakeRoot,
bool bResolveForcedExports
)

 Return the full name of the UObject represented by the specified package index UObject/Linker.h  

FString GetExportPathName ( int32 ExportIndex,
const TCHAR* FakeRoot,
bool bResolveForcedExports
)

 Return the path name of the UObject represented by the specified export. UObject/Linker.h  

FString GetExportPathName ( FPackageIndex PackageIndex,
const TCHAR* FakeRoot,
bool bResolveForcedExports
)

 Return the path name of the UObject represented by the specified export. UObject/Linker.h  

FString GetFullImpExpName ( FPackageIndex PackageIndex
)

 Return the full name of the UObject represented by the specified export. UObject/Linker.h  

FString GetPathName ( FPackageIndex PackageIndex
)

 Return the path name of the UObject represented by the specified import. UObject/Linker.h  

void GetScriptSHAKey ( uint8* OutKey
)

   UObject/Linker.h  

ELinkerType::Type GetType()

   UObject/Linker.h  

void Serialize ( FArchive& Ar
)

 I/O function UObject/Linker.h  

void StartScriptSHAGeneration()

   UObject/Linker.h  

void UpdateScriptSHAKey ( const TArray< uint8 >& ScriptCode
)

   UObject/Linker.h  

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