Editor Utility Widget

Base:

UEditorUtilityWidget

Type:

UNEditorUtilityWidget

Header File:

NexusUIEditor/Public/NEditorUtilityWidget.h

An extension on the UEditorUtilityWidget providing additional functionality around customization and appearance.

Tab Customization

• Icon Display: Provides a virtual method GetTabDisplayIcon() to customize the tab icon.
• Tab Text: Allows customization of the tab display text via GetTabDisplayText().
• Unit Scale: Local UnitScale property (Vector2D) for widget scaling, accessible from Blueprint.

Lifecycle Management

• Pin/Unpin System: Includes functionality to pin and unpin UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint templates
  • PinTemplate(): Adds a template to the root set, preventing garbage collection.
  • UnpinTemplate(): Removes the template from root set, allowing garbage collection.
• Delayed Construction: Implements a delayed construction task system via DelayedConstructTask().
• Native Lifecycle: Overrides NativeConstruct() and NativeDestruct() for custom initialization and cleanup.

warning

The UnitScale is only valid after the construction frame.