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MakeUniqueObjectName

Create a unique name by combining a base name and an arbitrary number string.

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References

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

Syntax

FName MakeUniqueObjectName
(
    UObject * Outer,
    const UClass * Class,
    FName BaseName
)

Remarks

Create a unique name by combining a base name and an arbitrary number string. The object name returned is guaranteed not to exist.

Returns

name is the form BaseName_##, where ## is the number of objects of this type that have been created since the last time the class was garbage collected.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Parent	the outer for the object that needs to be named
Class	the class for the object
BaseName	optional base name to use when generating the unique object name; if not specified, the class's name is used

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