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TNonNullPtr

[TNonNullPtr](API\Runtime\Core\Templates\TNonNullPtr) is a non-nullable, non-owning, raw/naked/unsafe pointer.

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References

Module	Core
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/Templates/NonNullPointer.h
Include	#include "Templates/NonNullPointer.h"

Syntax

template<typename ObjectType>
class TNonNullPtr

Remarks

TNonNullPtr is a non-nullable, non-owning, raw/naked/unsafe pointer.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	TNonNullPtr ( EDefaultConstructNonNullPtr )	Hack that can be used under extraordinary circumstances
	TNonNullPtr ( TYPE_OF_NULLPTR )	Nullptr constructor - not allowed.
	TNonNullPtr ( OtherObjectType* InObject )	Constructs a non-null pointer from the provided pointer. Must not be nullptr.
	TNonNullPtr ( TNonNullPtr< OtherObjectType >& Ot... )	Constructs a non-null pointer from another non-null pointer

Functions

		Name	Description
	ObjectType &...	Get()	Returns the internal pointer

Operators

		Name	Description
		operator ObjectType *()	Returns the internal pointer
	ObjectType &	operator*()	Dereference operator returns a reference to the object this pointer points to
	TNonNullPtr ...	operator= ( TYPE_OF_NULLPTR )	Assignment operator taking a nullptr - not allowed.
	TNonNullPtr ...	operator= ( OtherObjectType* InObject )	Assignment operator taking a pointer
	TNonNullPtr ...	operator= ( TNonNullPtr< OtherObjectType >& Ot... )	Assignment operator taking another TNonNullPtr
	ObjectType &...	operator->()	Arrow operator returns a pointer to this pointer's object

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