UObject::GetName

function CoreUObject Since 4.0

#include "UObject/UObjectBaseUtility.h"

Access: public

Description

Returns the object's name without any path or package prefix as an FString, e.g. 'BP_Player_C_0'. Allocates a new string on every call; prefer GetFName() when only an FName is needed.

Signature

UE_FORCEINLINE_HINT FString GetName() const

Return Type

FString

Caveats & Gotchas

• Allocates a new FString on every call by converting from the internal FName. Use GetFName() when you only need the FName for hashing or comparison and want to avoid the allocation.
• For the full path including package, use GetPathName() or GetFullName() instead.
• The name includes the numeric suffix appended for instanced objects (e.g. 'MyActor_5'). Use GetFName().GetPlainNameString() for the base name without the suffix.

Example

Print object name C++

UE_LOG(LogTemp, Log, TEXT("Object: %s"), *SomeObject->GetName());

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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