Description
Returns the name string without its numeric suffix as a dynamically allocated FString. Use when you need the base name independently of any instance number.
Caveats & Gotchas
- • This allocates a new FString each call. In tight loops or performance-sensitive code, prefer the in-place overload GetPlainNameString(TCHAR(&OutName)[NAME_SIZE]) to avoid heap allocation.
- • The returned string does not include the trailing underscore-and-number that ToString() appends. For example, an FName constructed as "Mesh_3" will return "Mesh" here.
- • The [[nodiscard]] attribute means the compiler will warn if you call this and discard the result — it's a signal that the allocation is not free.
Signature
[[nodiscard]] CORE_API FString GetPlainNameString() constReturn Type
FString Example
Strip the instance number to find the asset base name C++
FName ActorName = SomeActor->GetFName(); // e.g. BP_Enemy_2
FString BaseName = ActorName.GetPlainNameString(); // "BP_Enemy"
if (UClass* AssetClass = FindObject<UClass>(nullptr, *BaseName))
{
// Match found without the instance suffix
}Tags
Version History
Introduced in: 4.0
| Version | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | stable | — |
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