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UKismetSystemLibrary::PrintText

Prints text to the log, and optionally, to the screen If Print To Log is true, it will be visible in the Output Log window.

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References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Kismet/KismetSystemLibrary.h
Include	#include "Kismet/KismetSystemLibrary.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Private/KismetSystemLibrary.cpp

Syntax

static void PrintText
(
    UObject * WorldContextObject,
    const FText InText,
    bool bPrintToScreen,
    bool bPrintToLog,
    FLinearColor TextColor,
    float Duration
)

Remarks

Prints text to the log, and optionally, to the screen If Print To Log is true, it will be visible in the Output Log window. Otherwise it will be logged only as 'Verbose', so it generally won't show up.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
InText	The text to log out
bPrintToScreen	Whether or not to print the output to the screen
bPrintToLog	Whether or not to print the output to the log
bPrintToConsole	Whether or not to print the output to the console
TextColor	Whether or not to print the output to the console
Duration	The display duration (if Print to Screen is True). Using negative number will result in loading the duration time from the config.

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