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ETickingGroup

Determines which ticking group a tick function belongs to.

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References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Engine/EngineBaseTypes.h
Include	#include "Engine/EngineBaseTypes.h"

Syntax

enum ETickingGroup
{
    TG_PrePhysics,
    TG_StartPhysics,
    TG_DuringPhysics,
    TG_EndPhysics,
    TG_PostPhysics,
    TG_PostUpdateWork,
    TG_LastDemotable,
    TG_NewlySpawned,
    TG_MAX,
}

Values

Name	Description
TG_PrePhysics	Any item that needs to be executed before physics simulation starts.
TG_StartPhysics	Special tick group that starts physics simulation.
TG_DuringPhysics	Any item that can be run in parallel with our physics simulation work.
TG_EndPhysics	Special tick group that ends physics simulation.
TG_PostPhysics	Any item that needs rigid body and cloth simulation to be complete before being executed.
TG_PostUpdateWork	Any item that needs the update work to be done before being ticked.
TG_LastDemotable	Catchall for anything demoted to the end.
TG_NewlySpawned	Special tick group that is not actually a tick group.
TG_MAX

Remarks

Determines which ticking group a tick function belongs to.

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