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FActorFactoryAssetProxy::GetFactoryForAsset

Find the appropriate actor factory for an asset by type.

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References

Module	UnrealEd
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Public/AssetSelection.h
Include	#include "AssetSelection.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Private/AssetSelection.cpp

Syntax

static UActorFactory * GetFactoryForAsset
(
const FAssetData & DropData,
bool bRequireValidObject
)

Remarks

Find the appropriate actor factory for an asset by type.

Returns

the factory that is responsible for creating actors for the specified asset type.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
AssetData	contains information about an asset that to get a factory for
bRequireValidObject	indicates whether a valid asset object is required. specify false to allow the asset class's CDO to be used in place of the asset if no asset is part of the drag-n-drop

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