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FGenericPlatformMisc::GetEnvironmentVariable

Retrieve a environment variable from the system

Windows

MacOS

Linux

Deprecated

void FPlatformMisc::GetEnvironmentVariable(Name, Result, Length) is deprecated. Use FString FPlatformMisc::GetEnvironmentVariable(Name) instead.

References

Module	Core
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/GenericPlatform/GenericPlatformMisc.h
Include	#include "GenericPlatform/GenericPlatformMisc.h"

Syntax

static void GetEnvironmentVariable
(
    const TCHAR * VariableName,
    TCHAR * Result,
    int32 ResultLength
)

Remarks

Retrieve a environment variable from the system

Parameters

Parameter	Description
VariableName	The name of the variable (ie "Path")
Result	The string to copy the value of the variable into
ResultLength	The size of the Result string

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