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FPaths::ValidatePath

Validates that the parts that make up the path contain no invalid characters as dictated by the operating system Note that this is a different set of restrictions to those imposed by [FPackageName](API\Runtime\CoreUObject\Misc\FPackageName)

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MacOS

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References

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

Syntax

static bool ValidatePath
(
const FString & InPath,
FText * OutReason
)

Remarks

Validates that the parts that make up the path contain no invalid characters as dictated by the operating system Note that this is a different set of restrictions to those imposed by FPackageName

Parameters

Parameter	Description
InPath	path to validate
OutReason	optional parameter to fill with the failure reason

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