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EPlayOnBuildMode

Determines whether to build the executable when launching on device.

Windows

MacOS

Linux

References

Module	UnrealEd
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Classes/Settings/LevelEditorPlaySettings.h
Include	#include "Settings/LevelEditorPlaySettings.h"

Syntax

enum EPlayOnBuildMode
{
    PlayOnBuild_Always,
    PlayOnBuild_Never,
    PlayOnBuild_Default,
    PlayOnBuild_IfEditorBuiltLocally,
}

Values

Name	Description
PlayOnBuild_Always	Always build.
PlayOnBuild_Never	Never build.
PlayOnBuild_Default	Build based on project type.
PlayOnBuild_IfEditorBuiltLocally	Build if we're using a locally built (ie. non-promoted) editor.

Remarks

Determines whether to build the executable when launching on device. Note the equivalence between these settings and EProjectPackagingBuild.

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