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URectLightComponent

A light component which emits light from a rectangle.

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Inheritance Hierarchy

UObjectBase

UObjectBaseUtility

UObject

UActorComponent

USceneComponent

ULightComponentBase

ULightComponent

ULocalLightComponent

URectLightComponent

References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Components/RectLightComponent.h
Include	#include "Components/RectLightComponent.h"

Syntax

class URectLightComponent : public ULocalLightComponent

Remarks

A light component which emits light from a rectangle.

Variables

	Name	Description
float	BarnDoorAngle	Angle of barn door attached to the light source rect.
float	BarnDoorLength	Length of barn door attached to the light source rect.
float	SourceHeight	Height of light source rect.
UTexture *	SourceTexture	Texture mapped to the light source rectangle
float	SourceWidth	Width of light source rect.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	URectLightComponent ( const FObjectInitializer& ObjectIn... )

Functions

		Name	Description
	void	SetBarnDoorAngle ( float NewValue )
	void	SetBarnDoorLength ( float NewValue )
	void	SetSourceHeight ( float NewValue )
	void	SetSourceTexture ( UTexture* bNewValue )
	void	SetSourceWidth ( float bNewValue )

Overridden from ULightComponent

	Name	Description
float	ComputeLightBrightness()	Compute current light brightness based on whether there is a valid IES profile texture attached, and whether IES brightness is enabled
FLightSceneP...	CreateSceneProxy()
ELightCompon...	GetLightType()
float	GetUniformPenumbraSize()
void	SetLightBrightness ( float InBrightness )	Set the Intensity using the brightness. The unit of brightness depends on the light type.

Overridden from UObject

		Name	Description
	void	BeginDestroy()	Called before destroying the object.
	void	PostEditChangeProperty ( FPropertyChangedEvent& PropertyCha... )	Called after property has changed via e.g. property window or set command.

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