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UFactory::CreateOrOverwriteAsset

Creates an asset if it doesn't exist.

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References

Module	UnrealEd
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Classes/Factories/Factory.h
Include	#include "Factories/Factory.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Private/Factories/Factory.cpp

Syntax

UObject * CreateOrOverwriteAsset
(
    UClass * InClass,
    UObject * InParent,
    FName InName,
    EObjectFlags InFlags,
    UObject * InTemplate
) const

Remarks

Creates an asset if it doesn't exist. If it does exist then it overwrites it if possible. If it can not overwrite then it will delete and replace. If it can not delete, it will return nullptr.

Returns

A pointer to a new asset of the specified type or null if the creation failed.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
InClass	The class of the asset to create
InPackage	The package to create this object within.
Name	The name to give the new asset. If no value (NAME_None) is specified, the asset will be given a unique name in the form of ClassName_#.
InFlags	The ObjectFlags to assign to the new asset.
Template	If specified, the property values from this object will be copied to the new object, and the new object's ObjectArchetype value will be set to this object. If nullptr, the class default object is used instead.

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