/UE-Specifier-Docs

YAML files used for Unreal Engine specifier docs on benui.ca

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Unreal Engine Specifiers

This repo contains the YAML files and images used to generate the property specifier documentation pages on benui.ca:

I've made them open-source so people can submit pull requests, make forks, publish their own versions of the documentation.

Example entry:

- name: VisibleAnywhere
  group: Editor
  subgroup: Visibility
  position: main
  type: flag
  incompatible: [ VisibleDefaultsOnly, VisibleInstanceOnly, EditAnywhere, EditDefaultsOnly, EditInstanceOnly ]
  comment:
    Properties marked with `VisibleAnywhere` are visible in the both Details Panel of Blueprint assets and the Details Panel of Blueprint instances within maps.
    
    Note that this refers to being visible in the *Details Panel*, not visible in the *Blueprint Graph*. For that you need to use `BlueprintReadOnly`.
  samples:
    - |
      UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere)
      int32 VisibleAnywhereNumber;
  documentation:
    text: Indicates that this property is visible in all property windows, but cannot be edited. This Specifier is incompatible with the "Edit" Specifiers.
    source: https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/ProgrammingAndScripting/GameplayArchitecture/Properties/Specifiers/
  images: [ /assets/unreal/uproperty/visibility-defaults-selected.png, /assets/unreal/uproperty/visibility-instance-selected.jpg ]

Format Description

  • I try to keep the comment field less like strict documentation and more tutorial-like; talking about why you'd want to use the specifier and potential edge-cases.
Property Name Data Type Required? Notes
name string Required Plain text. I try to camelcase even though the name is technically case-insensitive.
group string Arbitrary string I use to display related specifiers together.
subgroup string A way of categorizing specifiers further within a group.
position string Required Valid values are main or meta.
type string Required Valid values are flag, string, number, bool.
type-comment string Extra information about the type. For example if the string must be the name of a valid UPROPERTY member variable, or number must be an integer.
comment string Long free-text description on how to use the specifier. Includes Markdown formatting.
samples string array An array of code snippets that show how the specifier is used.
required specifier array A list of specifiers that must be included for this specifier to be valid.
related specifier array Other specifiers that are worth looking at related to this context.
incompatible specifier array A list of specifiers that are invalid when paired with this specifier.
synonyms specifier array A list of specifiers that have the same effect to this specifier.
antonyms specifier array A list of specifiers that have the opposite effect to this specifier.
inherited boolean UCLASS-specific. Whether a specifier on a parent means the child implicitly has that same specifier.
documentation struct See below for the properties within this struct.
documentation.text text Required if documentation struct exists. Official Unreal Engine documentation that describes the specifier. Can be taken from web or source code.
documentation.source url The URL from which the documentation is taken. In the case of files I include a link to the file on GitHub.
images string array I try to take screenshots with Unreal Engine 5.0 for consistency.

Known Issues

  • Some specifiers are not yet categorized. They're listed under a TODO category.
  • Some specifiers have no code samples or comments.

License

CC0-1.0