Custom assertion for softptr fails even though it points to an asset

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If you remove the checkf() does the DT get loaded and returned?

Looking at source it seems like IsValid on a TSoftObjectPtr would only return true when the object is already loaded:

	/**  
	 * Test if this points to a live UObject
	 *
	 * @return true if Get() would return a valid non-null pointer
	 */
	FORCEINLINE bool IsValid() const
	{
		// This does the runtime type check
		return Get() != nullptr;
	}

What you’re maybe looking for is IsNull - here’s what that one looks like in source:

	/**  
	 * Test if this can never point to a live UObject
	 *
	 * @return true if this is explicitly pointing to no object
	 */
	FORCEINLINE bool IsNull() const
	{
		return SoftObjectPtr.IsNull();
	}

Edit: I just realized the source I have on hand is 5.4.4, though I doubt it would be that different here

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