AActor::GetHumanReadableName

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtual

Description

Returns a human-readable string name for this actor, suitable for display in debug output and logs. The default implementation returns the actor's object name.

Caveats & Gotchas

• The returned string is not localized and is not intended for display in shipped UI. Use dedicated display name properties or a custom data table for player-visible names.
• The default implementation calls GetName(), which returns the internal UObject name (e.g. 'BP_Enemy_C_0'). Override this to return a game-meaningful label for debugging tools or editor widgets.

Signature

virtual FString GetHumanReadableName() const

Return Type

FString

Example

Override to return a meaningful game name C++

FString AMyNPC::GetHumanReadableName() const
{
    return FString::Printf(TEXT("%s (NPC, HP: %.0f)"), *CharacterName, Health);
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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