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FLevelEditorViewportClient::GetOrCreateMaterialFromTexture

Static: Given a texture, returns a material for that texture, creating a new asset if necessary.

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References

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

Syntax

static UObject * GetOrCreateMaterialFromTexture
(
UTexture * UnrealTexture
)

Remarks

Static: Given a texture, returns a material for that texture, creating a new asset if necessary. This is used for dragging and dropping assets into the scene

Returns

The material that uses this texture, or null if we couldn't find or create one

Parameters

Parameter	Description
UnrealTexture	Texture that we need a material for

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