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Inheritance Hierarchy

UObjectBase

UObjectBaseUtility

UObject

UDEPRECATED_GlobalEditorUtilityBase

References

Module	Blutility
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/Blutility/Classes/GlobalEditorUtilityBase.h
Include	#include "GlobalEditorUtilityBase.h"

Syntax

class UDEPRECATED_GlobalEditorUtilityBase : public UObject

Variables

	Name	Description
bool	bAutoRunDefaultAction	Should this blueprint automatically run OnDefaultActionClicked, or should it open up a details panel to edit properties and/or offer multiple buttons.
bool	bDirtiedSelectionSet
FString	HelpText
FForEachActorIt...	OnEachSelectedActor	The method called for each selected actor when ForEachSelectedActor is called.
FForEachAssetIt...	OnEachSelectedAsset	The method called for each selected asset when ForEachSelectedAsset is called.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	UDEPRECATED_GlobalEditorUtilityBase ( const FObjectInitializer& ObjectIn... )

Functions

	Name	Description
void	ClearActorSelectionSet()	Remove all actors from the selection set.
void	ExecuteDefaultAction()	Run the default action.
void	ForEachSelectedActor()	Calls OnEachSelectedActor for each selected actor.
void	ForEachSelectedAsset()	Calls OnEachSelectedAsset for each selected asset.
AActor *	GetActorReference ( FString PathToActor )	Attempts to find the actor specified by PathToActor in the current editor world
UEditorPerPr...	GetEditorUserSettings()
TArray< UObj...	GetSelectedAssets()	Gets the set of currently selected assets.
void	GetSelectionBounds ( FVector& Origin, FVector& BoxExtent, float& SphereRadius )
TArray< AAct...	GetSelectionSet()
UWorld *	GetWorld()	UObject interface
void	OnDefaultActionClicked()	The default action called when the blutility is invoked if bAutoRunDefaultAction=true (it is never called otherwise)
void	PostExecutionCleanup()	Handles notifying the editor if the recent command mucked with the selection set.
void	RenameAsset ( UObject* Asset, const FString& NewName )	Renames an asset (cannot move folders)
void	SelectNothing()	Selects nothing in the editor (another way to clear the selection)
void	SetActorSelectionState ( AActor* Actor, bool bShouldBeSelected )	Set the selection state for the selected actor.

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