FField

Base class of reflection data objects.

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Inheritance Hierarchy

References

Module

CoreUObject

Header

/Engine/Source/Runtime/CoreUObject/Public/UObject/Field.h

Include

#include "UObject/Field.h"

Syntax

class FField

Remarks

Base class of reflection data objects.

Variables

Name Description

Public variable

EObjectFlags

 

FlagsPrivate

Object flags

Public variable

FName

 

NamePrivate

Name of this field

Public variable

FField *

 

Next

Next Field in the linked list

Public variable

FFieldVariant

 

Owner

Owner of this field

Constructors

Name Description

Public function

FField

(
    UField* InField
)

Public function

FField

(
    EInternal InInernal,
    FFieldClass* InClass
)

Constructors.

Public function

FField

(
    FFieldVariant InOwner,
    const FName& InName,
    EObjectFlags InObjectFlags
)

Destructors

Name Description

Public function Virtual

~FField()

Functions

Name Description

Public function Virtual

void

 

AddCppProperty

(
    FProperty* Property
)

Public function Virtual

void

 

AddReferencedObjects

(
    FReferenceCollector& Collector
)

Public function Const

void

 

AppendName

(
    FString& ResultString
)

Public function Virtual

void

 

BeginDestroy()

Public function Virtual

void

 

Bind()

Public function

void

 

ClearFlags

(
    EObjectFlags NewFlags
)

Public function Static

FField *

 

Construct

(
    const FName& FieldTypeName,
    const FFieldVariant& InOwner,
    const FName& InName,
    EObjectFlags InFlags
)

Constructs a new field given the name of its class

Public function Static

FField *

 

Construct

(
    const FFieldVariant& InOwner,
    const FName& InName,
    EObjectFlags InFlags
)

Constructs a new field given its class

Public function Static

void

 

CopyMetaData

(
    const FField* InSourceField,
    FField* InDestField
)

Copies all metadata from Source Field to Dest Field

Public function Static

FField *

 

CreateFromUField

(
    UField* InField
)

Creates a new FField from existing UField

Public function Static

FField *

 

Duplicate

(
    const FField* InField,
    FFieldVariant DestOwner,
    const FName DestName,
    EObjectFlags FlagMask,
    EInternalObjectFlags InternalFlagsM...
)

Duplicates an FField

Public function Const

const FStrin...

 

FindMetaData

(
    const FName& Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key

Public function Const

const FStrin...

 

FindMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key

Public function Static

FName

 

GenerateFFieldName

(
    FFieldVariant InOwner,
    FFieldClass* InClass
)

Generates a name for a Field of a given type. Each generated name is unique in the current runtime

Public function Const

FString

 

GetAuthoredName()

Returns a human readable string that was assigned to this field at creation.

Public function Const

bool

 

GetBoolMetaData

(
    const FName& Key
)

Public function Const

bool

 

GetBoolMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key and return bool

Public function Const

uint64

 

GetCastFlags()

Public function Const

FFieldClass ...

 

GetClass()

Public function Const

UClass *

 

GetClassMetaData

(
    const FName& Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key and return Class

Public function Const

UClass *

 

GetClassMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key and return Class

Public function Static

FOnConvertCu...

 

GetConvertCustomUFieldToFFieldDelegate()

Gets a delegate to convert custom UField types to FFields

Public function Const

FText

 

GetDisplayNameText()

Finds the localized display name or native display name as a fallback.

Public function Const

EObjectFlags

 

GetFlags()

Retrieve the object flags directly

Public function Const

float

 

GetFloatMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key and return float

Public function Const

float

 

GetFloatMetaData

(
    const FName& Key
)

Public function Const

FName

 

GetFName()

Public function Const

FString

 

GetFullGroupName

(
    bool bStartWithOuter
)

Walks up the chain of packages until it reaches the top level, which it ignores.

Public function Const

FString

 

GetFullName()

Public function Virtual

FField *

 

GetInnerFieldByName

(
    const FName& InName
)

Returns an inner field by name if the field has any

Public function Virtual

void

 

GetInnerFields

(
    TArray< FField* >& OutFields
)

Fills the provided array with all inner fields this field owns (recursively)

Public function Const

int32

 

GetIntMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key and return int32

Public function Const

int32

 

GetIntMetaData

(
    const FName& Key
)

Public function Const

FLinkerLoad ...

 

GetLinker()

Public function Const

const FStrin...

 

GetMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key

Public function Const

const FStrin...

 

GetMetaData

(
    const FName& Key
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key

Public function Const

const TMap< ...

 

GetMetaDataMap()

Gets all metadata associated with this field

Public function Const

const FText

 

GetMetaDataText

(
    const FName& MetaDataKey,
    const FString LocalizationNamespace,
    const FString LocalizationKey
)

A dynamically sizeable string.

Public function Const

const FText

 

GetMetaDataText

(
    const TCHAR* MetaDataKey,
    const FString LocalizationNamespace,
    const FString LocalizationKey
)

Find the metadata value associated with the key and localization namespace and key

Public function Const

void

 

GetName

(
    FString& OutName
)

Public function Const

FString

 

GetName()

Public function Const

UPackage ...

 

GetOutermost()

Goes up the outer chain to look for the outermost package

Public function Const

T *

 

GetOwner()

Public function Const

T *

 

GetOwnerChecked()

Public function Const

UClass *

 

GetOwnerClass()

Goes up the outer chain to look for a UClass

Public function Const

UStruct *...

 

GetOwnerStruct()

Goes up the outer chain to look for a UStruct

Public function Const

UField *

 

GetOwnerUField()

Goes up the outer chain to look for a UField

Public function Const

UObject *...

 

GetOwnerUObject()

Goes up the outer chain to look for a UObject.

Public function Const

FFieldVarian...

 

GetOwnerVariant()

Gets the owner container for this field

Public function Const

void

 

GetPathName

(
    const UObject* StopOuter,
    FStringBuilderBase& ResultString
)

Public function Const

FString

 

GetPathName

(
    const UObject* StopOuter
)

Public function Virtual

void

 

GetPreloadDependencies

(
    TArray< UObject* >& OutDeps
)

Public function Const

FText

 

GetToolTipText

(
    bool bShortTooltip
)

Finds the localized tooltip or native tooltip as a fallback.

Public function Const

T *

 

GetTypedOwner()

Public function Const

UObject *...

 

GetTypedOwner

(
    UClass* Target
)

Goes up the outer chain to look for the outer of the specified type

Public function Const

FField *

 

GetTypedOwner

(
    FFieldClass* Target
)

Goes up the outer chain to look for the outer of the specified type

Public function Const

bool

 

HasAllCastFlags

(
    const uint64 InCastFlags
)

Public function Const

bool

 

HasAllFlags

(
    EObjectFlags FlagsToCheck
)

Used to safely check whether all of the passed in flags are set.

Public function Const

bool

 

HasAnyCastFlags

(
    const uint64 InCastFlags
)

Public function Const

bool

 

HasAnyFlags

(
    EObjectFlags FlagsToCheck
)

Used to safely check whether any of the passed in flags are set.

Public function Const

bool

 

HasMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key
)

Determines if the property has any metadata associated with the key

Public function Const

bool

 

HasMetaData

(
    const FName& Key
)

Public function Const

UObject *...

 

InternalGetOwnerAsUObjectUnsafe()

Internal function for quickly getting the owner of this object as UObject.

Public function Const

bool

 

IsA()

Public function Const

bool

 

IsA

(
    const FFieldClass* FieldType
)

Public function Const

bool

 

IsIn

(
    const UObject* InOwner
)

Public function Const

bool

 

IsIn

(
    const FField* InOwner
)

Public function Const

bool

 

IsNative()

Public function Const

bool

 

IsRooted()

Public function Const

bool

 

IsValidLowLevel()

Public function Virtual

void

 

PostDuplicate

(
    const FField& InField
)

Fixups after duplicating a Field

Public function Virtual

void

 

PostLoad()

Public function

void

 

RemoveMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key
)

Clear any metadata associated with the key

Public function

void

 

RemoveMetaData

(
    const FName& Key
)

Clear any metadata associated with the key

Public function

void

 

Rename

(
    const FName& NewName
)

Public function Virtual

void

 

Serialize

(
    FArchive& Ar
)

Begin UObject interface: the following functions mimic UObject interface for easier transition from UProperties to FProperties.

Public function

void

 

SetFlags

(
    EObjectFlags NewFlags
)

Protected function

void

 

SetFlagsTo

(
    EObjectFlags NewFlags
)

Set the object flags directly

Public function

void

 

SetMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key,
    FString&& InValue
)

Public function

void

 

SetMetaData

(
    const TCHAR* Key,
    const TCHAR* InValue
)

Sets the metadata value associated with the key

Public function

void

 

SetMetaData

(
    const FName& Key,
    const TCHAR* InValue
)

Sets the metadata value associated with the key

Public function

void

 

SetMetaData

(
    const FName& Key,
    FString&& InValue
)

Sets the metadata value associated with the key

Public function Static

FFieldClass ...

 

StaticClass()

Public function Static

uint64

 

StaticClassCastFlags()

Public function Static

uint64

 

StaticClassCastFlagsPrivate()

Typedefs

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