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FObjectInitializer

Internal class to finalize [UObject](API\Runtime\CoreUObject\UObject\UObject) creation (initialize properties) after the real C++ constructor is called.

Unreal Engine C++ API Reference > Runtime > CoreUObject > UObject

References

   
Module CoreUObject
Header /Engine/Source/Runtime/CoreUObject/Public/UObject/UObjectGlobals.h
Include #include "UObject/UObjectGlobals.h"

Syntax

class FObjectInitializer

Remarks

Internal class to finalize UObject creation (initialize properties) after the real C++ constructor is called.

Constructors

  Type Name Description
Public function   Default Constructor, used when you are using the C++ "new" syntax.
Public function  

FObjectInitializer ( UObject* InObj,
const FStaticConstructObjectParameters& StaticConstructParams
)

 Special constructor for static construct object internal that passes along the params block directly
Public function  

FObjectInitializer ( UObject* InObj,
UObject* InObjectArchetype,
EObjectInitializerOptions InOptions,
FObjectInstancingGraph* InInstanceGraph
)

 Constructor
Public function  

FObjectInitializer ( UObject* InObj,
UObject* InObjectArchetype,
bool bInCopyTransientsFromClassDefaults,
bool bInShouldInitializeProps,
FObjectInstancingGraph* InInstanceGraph
)

FObjectInitializer ( UObject* InObj,
UObject* InObjectArchetype,
bool bInCopyTransientsFromClassDefaults,
bool bInShouldInitializeProps,
FObjectInstancingGraph* InInstanceGraph
)

 Use version that takes EObjectInitializerOptions

Destructors

  Type Name Description
Public function   Destructor for internal class to finalize UObject creation (initialize properties) after the real C++ constructor is called.

Functions

  Type Name Description
Public function Static void

AssertIfInConstructor ( UObject* Outer,
const TCHAR* ErrorMessage
)

 Asserts with the specified message if code is executed inside UObject constructor
Public function Const UObject *

CreateDefaultSubobject ( UObject* Outer,
FName SubobjectFName,
const UClass* ReturnType,
const UClass* ClassToCreateByDefault,
bool bIsRequired,
bool bIsTransient
)

 Create a component or subobject
Public function Const TReturnType *

CreateDefaultSubobject ( UObject* Outer,
FName SubobjectName,
bool bTransient
)

 Create a component or subobject
Public function Const TReturnType *

CreateDefaultSubobject ( UObject* Outer,
FName SubobjectName,
bool bTransient
)

 Create a component or subobject
Public function Const UObject *

CreateEditorOnlyDefaultSubobject ( UObject* Outer,
FName SubobjectName,
const UClass* ReturnType,
bool bTransient
)

 Create a component or subobject only to be used with the editor.
Public function Const TReturnType *

CreateEditorOnlyDefaultSubobject ( UObject* Outer,
FName SubobjectName,
bool bTransient
)

 Create a component or subobject only to be used with the editor.
Public function Const TReturnType *

CreateOptionalDefaultSubobject ( UObject* Outer,
FName SubobjectName,
bool bTransient
)

 Create optional component or subobject.
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer & Indicates that a base class should not create a component
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer &

DoNotCreateNestedDefaultSubobject ( FStringView SubobjectName
)

 Indicates that a subobject should not create a component if created using CreateOptionalDefaultSubobject
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer &

DoNotCreateNestedDefaultSubobject ( TArrayView< const FName > SubobjectNames
)

 Indicates that a subobject should not create a component if created using CreateOptionalDefaultSubobject
Public function void  
Public function Static FObjectInitializer &

Get ()

 Gets ObjectInitializer for the currently constructed object.
Public function Const UObject * Return the archetype that this object will copy properties from later
Public function Const UClass * Return the class of the object that is being constructed
Public function Const UObject *

GetObj ()

 Return the object that is being constructed
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer &

SetDefaultSubobjectClass ( FName SubobjectName
)

 Sets the class to use for a subobject defined in a base class, the class must be a subclass of the class used by the base class.
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer &

SetDefaultSubobjectClass ( FName SubobjectName,
const UClass* Class
)

 Sets the class to use for a subobject defined in a base class, the class must be a subclass of the class used by the base class.
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer &

SetNestedDefaultSubobjectClass ( FStringView SubobjectName
)

 Sets the class to use for a subobject defined in a nested subobject, the class must be a subclass of the class used when calling CreateDefaultSubobject.
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer &

SetNestedDefaultSubobjectClass ( TArrayView< const FName > SubobjectNames
)

 Sets the class to use for a subobject defined in a nested subobject, the class must be a subclass of the class used when calling CreateDefaultSubobject.
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer &

SetNestedDefaultSubobjectClass ( FStringView SubobjectName,
const UClass* Class
)

 Sets the class to use for a subobject defined in a nested subobject, the class must be a subclass of the class used when calling CreateDefaultSubobject.
Public function Const const FObjectInitializer &

SetNestedDefaultSubobjectClass ( TArrayView< const FName > SubobjectNames,
const UClass* Class
)

 Sets the class to use for a subobject defined in a nested subobject, the class must be a subclass of the class used when calling CreateDefaultSubobject.

Deprecated Functions

  Type Name Description
Public function  

FObjectInitializer ( UObject* InObj,
UObject* InObjectArchetype,
bool bInCopyTransientsFromClassDefaults,
bool bInShouldInitializeProps,
FObjectInstancingGraph* InInstanceGraph
)

FObjectInitializer ( UObject* InObj,
UObject* InObjectArchetype,
bool bInCopyTransientsFromClassDefaults,
bool bInShouldInitializeProps,
FObjectInstancingGraph* InInstanceGraph
)

 Use version that takes EObjectInitializerOptions

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