Events

A guide to using Events in UMG.

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There are a couple methods in which you can call Events in UMG which are outlined below.

Bindable Events

Bindable Events are a way for UMG to mimic the behavior currently used by Slate which needs a single handler to tell it if the Event was handled. You can bind a function in your Widget Blueprint to the event from the Details panel under the Events section (shown below indicated by the yellow arrows).

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Indicated above by the yellow box, some Widgets supplement Events through the handling of Interaction . For the example above, in addition to the OnClicked Event for a Button Widget, you are able to specify the handling of click events through setting the Click Method or Touch Method . You can also specify through the IsFocusable option if a button should only be mouse-clickable and never keyboard focusable.

Multicast Events

Multicast Events are the standard way Events are handled in Blueprints .

To use a Multicast Event , click on the Widget in the My Blueprint tab (1), then Right-click in Event Graph (2) and the available Events will be displayed under the Widget Event section where you can choose which Event you wish to assign (3).

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