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UEditorEngine::AddActor

Adds an actor to the world at the specified location.

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References

Module	UnrealEd
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Classes/Editor/EditorEngine.h
Include	#include "Editor/EditorEngine.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Private/EditorEngine.cpp

Syntax

virtual AActor * AddActor
(
    ULevel * InLevel,
    UClass * Class,
    const FTransform & Transform,
    bool bSilent,
    EObjectFlags ObjectFlags
)

Remarks

Adds an actor to the world at the specified location.

Returns

A pointer to the newly added actor, or NULL if add failed.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
InLevel	Level in which to add the actor
Class	A non-abstract, non-transient, placeable class. Must be non-NULL.
Transform	The world-space transform to spawn the actor with.
bSilent	If true, suppress logging (optional, defaults to false).
ObjectFlags	The object flags to place on the spawned actor.

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