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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Core > GenericPlatform > FGenericPlatformProcess > FGenericPlatformProcess::CreatePipe

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FGenericPlatformProcess::CreatePipe

Creates a writable anonymous pipe.

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References

Module	Core
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/GenericPlatform/GenericPlatformProcess.h
Include	#include "GenericPlatform/GenericPlatformProcess.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/GenericPlatform/GenericPlatformProcess.cpp

Syntax

static bool CreatePipe
(
void *& ReadPipe,
void *& WritePipe
)

Remarks

Creates a writable anonymous pipe.

Anonymous pipes can be used to capture and/or redirect STDOUT and STDERROR of a process. The pipe created by this method can be passed into CreateProc as Write

Returns

true on success, false otherwise.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
ReadPipe	Will hold the handle to the read end of the pipe.
WritePipe	Will hold the handle to the write end of the pipe.