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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > UMG > Components > UWidgetInteractionComponent > UWidgetInteractionComponent::PressKey

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UWidgetInteractionComponent::PressKey

Press a key as if it had come from the keyboard.

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References

Module	UMG
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/UMG/Public/Components/WidgetInteractionComponent.h
Include	#include "Components/WidgetInteractionComponent.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/UMG/Private/Components/WidgetInteractionComponent.cpp

Syntax

virtual bool PressKey
(
FKey Key,
bool bRepeat
)

Remarks

Press a key as if it had come from the keyboard. Avoid using this for 'a-z|A-Z', things like the Editable Textbox in Slate expect OnKeyChar to be called to signal a specific character being send to the widget. So for those cases you should use SendKeyChar.

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