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NewObject

Convenience template for constructing a gameplay object

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References

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

Syntax

template<class T>
T * NewObject
(
    UObject * Outer,
    const UClass * Class,
    FName Name,
    EObjectFlags Flags,
    UObject * Template,
    bool bCopyTransientsFromClassDefaults,
    FObjectInstancingGraph * InInstanceGraph
)

Remarks

Convenience template for constructing a gameplay object

Returns

a pointer of type T to a new object of the specified class

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Outer	the outer for the new object. If not specified, object will be created in the transient package.
Class	the class of object to construct
Name	the name for the new object. If not specified, the object will be given a transient name via MakeUniqueObjectName
Flags	the object flags to apply to the new object
Template	the object to use for initializing the new object. If not specified, the class's default object will be used
bCopyTransientsFromClassDefaults	if true, copy transient from the class defaults instead of the pass in archetype ptr (often these are the same)
InInstanceGraph	contains the mappings of instanced objects and components to their templates

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