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UEditorEngine::CopySelectedActorsToClipboard

Copies selected actors to the clipboard.

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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/EditorServer.cpp

Syntax

void CopySelectedActorsToClipboard
(
    UWorld * InWorld,
    const bool bShouldCut,
    const bool bIsMove,
    bool bWarnAboutReferences
)

Remarks

Copies selected actors to the clipboard. Supports copying actors from multiple levels. NOTE: Doesn't support copying prefab instance actors!

Parameters

Parameter	Description
InWorld	World to get the selected actors from
bShouldCut	If true, deletes the selected actors after copying them to the clipboard
bIsMove	If true, this cut is part of a move and the actors will be immediately pasted
bWarnAboutReferences	Whether or not to show a modal warning about referenced actors that may no longer function after being moved

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