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ParseObject

Parse a reference to an object from a text representation

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References

Module	CoreUObject
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/CoreUObject/Public/UObject/UObjectGlobals.h
Include	#include "UObject/UObjectGlobals.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/CoreUObject/Private/UObject/UObjectGlobals.cpp

Syntax

bool ParseObject
(
    const TCHAR * Stream,
    const TCHAR * Match,
    UClass * Class,
    UObject *& DestRes,
    UObject * InParent,
    bool * bInvalidObject
)

Remarks

Parse a reference to an object from a text representation

Returns

True if the object parsed successfully, even if object was not found

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Stream	String containing text to parse
Match	Tag to search for object representation within string
Class	The class of the object to be loaded.
DestRes	Returned object pointer
InParent	Outer to search
bInvalidObject	[opt] Optional output. If true, Tag was matched but the specified object wasn't found.

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