Keywords: UE4, Editor Extention and Programming

Documents

UE4 - Easy example of How to create menus in the editor
http://www.danielmayor.com/ue4-simple-menus

UE4 Level Editor
https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=zZ7cDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA272&lpg=PA272&dq=UE4+leveleditor+C%2B%2B&source=bl&ots=ZsX7ZCR6bV&sig=6_J7xzxTDosX5dOuLwpiaKrOSHU&hl=zh-CN&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji8aiT8orfAhWFTn0KHU0JB7wQ6AEwBXoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=UE4%20leveleditor%20C%2B%2B&f=false

Creating an Editor Module
https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Creating_an_Editor_Module

Customizing the editor’s toolbar buttons menu via custom plugin
https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/25609/customizing-the-editors-toolbar-buttons-menu-via-c.html

UE4 Editor Toolbar Extention
https://blog.csdn.net/hui211314ddhui/article/details/79375548

batch operations with editor utility blueprints in UE4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ty_rQp34PQ

How to set display index / order of property in Editor

e.g.

UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, meta = (DisplayPriority = "1"))
    int32 Value1 = -1;

UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, meta = (DisplayPriority = "2"))
    int32 Value1 = -1;

Reference:
Metadata Specifiers
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/Programming/UnrealArchitecture/Reference/Metadata/index.html

Editor Event

Properties changed event

#if WITH_EDITOR
virtual void PostEditChangeProperty(FPropertyChangedEvent& PropertyChangedEvent) override;
#endif

Actor moved event

#if WITH_EDITOR
/** Called after an actor has been moved in the editor */
virtual void PostEditMove(bool bFinished);
#endif
How to customize Transform of Actor in Editor

Header: Add VisibleAnywhere on properties.

UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = CameraEvent)
    UBoxComponent* BoxComp;
    
UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere, BlueprintReadOnly, Category = CameraEvent)
    UArrowComponent* DirectionComp;

Constructor:

BoxComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UBoxComponent>(TEXT("BoxComp"));
BoxComp->SetupAttachment(GetDefaultAttachComponent());

DirectionComp = CreateDefaultSubobject<UArrowComponent>(TEXT("TriggerDirectionComp"));
DirectionComp->SetupAttachment(BoxComp);

In Bluerpint Editor:

In Level Editor:

In Bluerpint Editor, you can’t modify Location and Rotation of RootComponent, but you can modify them in Level Editor.

How to spawn actor in Editor

example:

AActor* newActor = GEditor->AddActor(
    GEditor->LevelViewportClients[0]->GetWorld()->GetCurrentLevel(), AMyActorClass, MyTransform);
// modify properties on newActor
newActor->RerunConstructionScripts();

https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/518445/actors-spawned-in-editor-do-not-run-their-construc.html

How to creat editor widget using C++

UE4 – C++ Editor Utility Widgets (4.22)
https://isaratech.com/ue4-c-editor-utility-widgets-4-22/

Issue:
Blueprint EditorUtilityWidget Can’t inherit custom cpp class.
Solution:
Modify MyPlugin.uplugin.
Origin:

"Modules": [
    {
        "Name": "MyExtender",
        "Type": "Runtime",
        "LoadingPhase": "Default"
    }
]

New:

"Modules": [
    {
        "Name": "CppEditorWidget",
        "Type": "Editor",
        "LoadingPhase": "PostEngineInit"
    }
]

Then delete all intermediate files and re-generate project files.

How to open the Windows file explorer (open directory dialog) to select the file
void UMyUserWidget::OnTestBtnClicked()
{
    TSharedPtr<SWindow> ParentWindow = FSlateApplication::Get().FindWidgetWindow(TakeWidget());
    void* ParentWindowHandle = (ParentWindow.IsValid() && ParentWindow->GetNativeWindow().IsValid()) ? ParentWindow->GetNativeWindow()->GetOSWindowHandle() : nullptr;
    IDesktopPlatform* DesktopPlatform = FDesktopPlatformModule::Get();
    if (DesktopPlatform)
    {
        const FString ContentDireAbsolute = FPaths::ConvertRelativePathToFull(FPaths::ProjectConfigDir());
        FString OutDire;
        DesktopPlatform->OpenDirectoryDialog(ParentWindowHandle, TEXT("Choose Folder"), ContentDireAbsolute, OutDire);
        GEngine->AddOnScreenDebugMessage(-1, 10.f, FColor::Cyan, OutDire);
    }
}

Select files dialog:

/*
 * Opens a file dialog for the specified data. Leave FileTypes empty to be able to select any files.
 * Filetypes must be in the format of: <File type Description>|*.<actual extension>
 * You can combine multiple extensions by placing ";" between them
 * For example: Text Files|*.txt|Excel files|*.csv|Image Files|*.png;*.jpg;*.bmp will display 3 lines for 3 different type of files.
 */

TArray<FString> OutFileNames;

//Opening the file picker!
uint32 SelectionFlag = 0; //A value of 0 represents single file selection while a value of 1 represents multiple file selection
DesktopPlatform->OpenFileDialog(ParentWindowHandle, DialogTitle, DefaultPath, FString(""), FileTypes, SelectionFlag, OutFileNames);

Reference
https://www.orfeasel.com/creating-a-file-picker/

Testing & Optimization

Testing Automation

Automation System Overview, Overview of the automation system used for unit testing, feature testing, and content stress testing.
https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.27/en-US/TestingAndOptimization/Automation/

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