Accessing DataTable created in editor via code

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Hello guys!
I’m stuck with accesing my Data Table. Let me explain exactly what i need to do. I tried to follow this guide
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I want to:
1.)Create DataTable in Editor.
2.)Access it in my C++ code
3.) Create functions that uses those values from DataTable

However I can’t quite figure how to make it work properly.

Guide says i can create my DataTable in one of two ways:
via code and via editor. That’s great. I’ve chosen to do it in editor. But then i have problem with access.

There is code line looking like this:

FGameObjectLookupTable* GOLookupRow = GameObjectLookupTable->FindRow<FGameObjectLookupTable>(
	*FString::Printf(
		TEXT("%d"),
		GoID),
	ContextString
);

Now my question is, how do i get this FGameObjectLookupTable struct name from editor created DataTable? It’s first time ever i try to use them so it can sounds nooby for you. If there is any easier way to access editor created DataTable in code please let me know :slight_smile:

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Did you manage to work this out?

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If the data table inherits from a c++ USTRUCT then you can just use UDataTable::GetAllRows(). Otherwise if the data table inherits from a BP struct then you have other options. You can get all the data as an array of string arrays with UDataTable::GetTableData() or as JSON, or as a single string.

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