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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > SlateCore > Application > FSlateApplicationBase > FSlateApplicationBase::LocateWindowUnderMouse

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FSlateApplicationBase::LocateWindowUnderMouse

Given the screen-space coordinate of the mouse cursor, searches for a string of widgets that are under the mouse.

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References

Module	SlateCore
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/SlateCore/Public/Application/SlateApplicationBase.h
Include	#include "Application/SlateApplicationBase.h"

Syntax

FWidgetPath LocateWindowUnderMouse
(
    FVector2D ScreenspaceMouseCoordinate,
    const TArray< TSharedRef< SWindow > > & Windows,
    bool bIgnoreEnabledStatus,
    int32 UserIndex
)

Remarks

Given the screen-space coordinate of the mouse cursor, searches for a string of widgets that are under the mouse.

The widgets will be returned with the associated geometry. The first item will always be the top-level window while the last item will be the leaf-most widget.

Returns

The path to the widget.

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