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PacketHandler::Incoming

Processes incoming packets at the [PacketHandler](API\Runtime\PacketHandler\PacketHandler) level, before any [UNetConnection](API\Runtime\Engine\Engine\UNetConnection) processing takes place on the packet.

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References

Module	PacketHandler
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/PacketHandlers/PacketHandler/Public/PacketHandler.h
Include	#include "PacketHandler.h"

Syntax

const ProcessedPacket Incoming
(
uint8 * Packet,
int32 CountBytes
)

Remarks

Processes incoming packets at the PacketHandler level, before any UNetConnection processing takes place on the packet.

Use this for more complex changes to packets, such as compression/encryption, but be aware that compatibility problems with other HandlerComponent's are more likely.

Returns

Returns the final packet

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Packet	The packet data to be processed
CountBytes	The size of the packet data in bytes

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