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FDMXEditorUtils::ValidateEntityName

Validates an Entity name, also checking for uniqueness among others of the same type.

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References

Module	DMXEditor
Header	/Engine/Plugins/VirtualProduction/DMX/DMXEngine/Source/DMXEditor/Public/DMXEditorUtils.h
Include	#include "DMXEditorUtils.h"
Source	/Engine/Plugins/VirtualProduction/DMX/DMXEngine/Source/DMXEditor/Private/DMXEditorUtils.cpp

Syntax

static bool ValidateEntityName
(
    const FString & NewEntityName,
    const UDMXLibrary * InLibrary,
    UClass * InEntityClass,
    FText & OutReason
)

Remarks

Validates an Entity name, also checking for uniqueness among others of the same type.

Returns

True if the name would be a valid one.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
NewEntityName	The name to validate.
InLibrary	The DMXLibrary object to check for name uniqueness.
InEntityClass	The type to check other Entities' names
OutReason	If false is returned, contains a text with the reason for it.

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