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FReimportManager::Reimport

Attempt to reimport the specified object from its source by giving registered reimport handlers a chance to try to reimport the object

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References

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

Syntax

virtual bool Reimport
(
    UObject * Obj,
    bool bAskForNewFileIfMissing,
    bool bShowNotification,
    FString PreferredReimportFile,
    FReimportHandler * SpecifiedReimportHandler,
    int32 SourceFileIndex,
    bool bForceNewFile
)

Remarks

Attempt to reimport the specified object from its source by giving registered reimport handlers a chance to try to reimport the object

Returns

true if the object was handled by one of the reimport handlers; false otherwise

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Obj	Object to try reimporting
bAskForNewFileIfMissing	If the file is missing, open a dialog to ask for a new one
bShowNotification	True to show a notification when complete, false otherwise
PreferredReimportFile	if not empty, will be use in case the original file is missing and bAskForNewFileIfMissing is set to false
SourceFileIndex	which source file index you want to reimport default is INDEX_NONE(the factory will choose)

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