UMaterialEditingLibrary::DuplicateMaterialExpression

Duplicates the provided material expression adding it to the same material / material function, and copying parameters.

Unreal Engine C++ API Reference > Editor > MaterialEditor > UMaterialEditingLibrary

References

   
Module MaterialEditor
Header /Engine/Source/Editor/MaterialEditor/Public/MaterialEditingLibrary.h
Include #include "MaterialEditingLibrary.h"
Source /Engine/Source/Editor/MaterialEditor/Private/MaterialEditingLibrary.cpp
static [UMaterialExpression](API\Runtime\Engine\Materials\UMaterialExpression) * DuplicateMaterialExpression
(
    [UMaterial](API\Runtime\Engine\Materials\UMaterial) * Material,
    [UMaterialFunction](API\Runtime\Engine\Materials\UMaterialFunction) * MaterialFunction,
    [UMaterialExpression](API\Runtime\Engine\Materials\UMaterialExpression) * Expression
)

Remarks

Duplicates the provided material expression adding it to the same material / material function, and copying parameters. Note: Does not duplicate transient properties (Ex: GraphNode).

Parameters

Name Description
Material Material asset to add an expression to
MaterialFunction Specified if adding an expression to a MaterialFunction, used as Outer for new expression object
SourceExpression Expression to be duplicated

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