Takes a URL string and gets the PNG, JPEG or GIF from it. Will not work with anything other than PNGs, JPEGs or GIFs.

Inputs

Type	Name	Description
const FString&	Url	The Url to get data from. Can be HTTP or IPFS.
UObject*	WorldContextObject	The WorldContextObject for this function. This is mainly used for Registering the async method with the GameInstance.
bool	AllowCacheUsage	If we should cache the image in memory, and if we should look in the cache before trying to pull it again.

Outputs

Type	Name	Description
UTexture2D*	Texture	The “Content” returned from this URL as a Texture2D.
EErrorCode	StatusCode	Any errors that occured trying to get the data.

C++

Module: EmergenceHelperFunctions include: #include "GetTextureFromUrl.h"

UGetTextureFromUrl::GetTextureFromUrl() - instantiates this async method. Activate() - Activates this async method. In C++, the outputs of the async function can be acted upon by binding to the event delegate “OnGetTextureFromUrlCompleted”.

Additional Information

This class inherits from UEmergenceCancelableAsyncBase, and thefore also has the following functions that can be called on it:

void Cancel() - Cancels the requests.

bool IsActive() - Checks if the requests are in-flight.