Editor Slate Utils

Base:

class

Type:

FNEditorSlateUtils

Header File:

NexusUIEditor/Public/NEditorSlateUtils.h

Editor-time Slate helpers focused on locating SDockTab instances inside the editor's tab hierarchy so callers can reach tabs that were spawned by other systems. The runtime equivalent — FNSlateUtils — covers generic widget-tree searches that apply outside the editor; this class adds editor-specific traversal that reaches into FGlobalTabmanager.

Methods

Find Dock Tab

Walks the widget tree rooted at BaseWidget searching for an SDockTab matching either TargetLabel or TabIdentifier. Used when only a known ancestor widget is available — typically a parent tab — and the target tab's pointer needs to be recovered.

/**
 * @param BaseWidget Root of the search; typically the parent tab or a known ancestor widget.
 * @param TargetLabel Human-readable label to compare against the tab's displayed text.
 * @param TabIdentifier Tab manager identifier to match; preferred over label when unique.
 * @return The matching SDockTab, or an invalid shared pointer if nothing was found.
 */
static TSharedPtr<SDockTab> FindDockTab(const TSharedPtr<SWidget>& BaseWidget, const FText& TargetLabel, const FName TabIdentifier);

Find Dock Tab By Identifier

Asks FGlobalTabmanager for a tab by registered identifier. Faster and more reliable than walking widget trees when the identifier was published by FTabSpawnerEntry at registration time.

/**
 * @param TabIdentifier Tab manager identifier registered when the tab was spawned.
 * @return The matching SDockTab, or an invalid shared pointer if no such tab is live.
 */
static TSharedPtr<SDockTab> FindDockTabByIdentifier(const FName TabIdentifier);

See Also

• FNSlateUtils — runtime widget-tree walking that does not depend on the editor.