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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Slate > Framework > Application > FSlateApplication > FSlateApplication::AddWindowAsNativeChild

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FSlateApplication::AddWindowAsNativeChild

Associates a top level Slate Window with a native window, and "natively" parents that window to the specified Slate window.

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MacOS

Linux

References

Module	Slate
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Slate/Public/Framework/Application/SlateApplication.h
Include	#include "Framework/Application/SlateApplication.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Slate/Private/Framework/Application/SlateApplication.cpp

Syntax

TSharedRef< SWindow > AddWindowAsNativeChild
(
    TSharedRef< SWindow > InSlateWindow,
    TSharedRef< SWindow > InParentWindow,
    const bool bShowImmediately
)

Remarks

Associates a top level Slate Window with a native window, and "natively" parents that window to the specified Slate window. Although the window still a top level window in Slate, it will be considered a child window to the operating system.

Returns

a reference to the SWindow that was just added.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
InSlateWindow	A Slate window to which to add a native window.
InParentWindow	Slate window that the window being added should be a native child of
bShowImmediately	True to show the window. Pass false if you're going to call ShowWindow() yourself later.

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