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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > CoreUObject > Misc > FPackageName > FPackageName::TryConvertFilenameToLongPackageName

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FPackageName::TryConvertFilenameToLongPackageName

Tries to convert the supplied relative or absolute filename to a long package name/path starting with a root like /game This works on both package names and directories, and it does not validate that it actually exists on disk.

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References

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

Syntax

static bool TryConvertFilenameToLongPackageName
(
    const FString & InFilename,
    FString & OutPackageName,
    FString * OutFailureReason
)

Remarks

Tries to convert the supplied relative or absolute filename to a long package name/path starting with a root like /game This works on both package names and directories, and it does not validate that it actually exists on disk.

Returns

Returns true if the supplied filename properly maps to one of the long package roots.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
InFilename	Filename to convert.
OutPackageName	The resulting long package name if the conversion was successful.
OutFailureReason	Description of an error if the conversion failed.

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