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FNiagaraUtilities::GetUniqueName

Builds a unique name from a candidate name and a set of existing names.

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References

Module	Niagara
Header	/Engine/Plugins/FX/Niagara/Source/Niagara/Public/NiagaraCommon.h
Include	#include "NiagaraCommon.h"
Source	/Engine/Plugins/FX/Niagara/Source/Niagara/Private/NiagaraCommon.cpp

Syntax

namespace FNiagaraUtilities
{
    FName FNiagaraUtilities::GetUniqueName
    (
        FName CandidateName,
        const TSet< FName > & ExistingNames
    )
}

Remarks

Builds a unique name from a candidate name and a set of existing names. The candidate name will be made unique if necessary by adding a 3 digit index to the end.

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