Unreal Engine 4.x Scripting with C++ Cookbook - Second Edition

How it works...

We create an instance of the FObjectFinder class, passing in the type of asset that we are trying to load as a template parameter.

FObjectFinder is a class template that helps us load assets. When we construct it, we pass in a string that contains a path to the asset that we are trying to load.

The string is of the format "{ObjectType}'/Path/To/Asset.Asset'". Note the use of single quotes in the string.

To get the string for an asset that already exists in the editor, you can right-click on the asset in the Content Browser and select Copy Reference. This gives you the string so that you can paste it into your code:

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