How do I properly cast a widget blueprint custom event inside a widget that is inside another widget (As a layout) ? seems that I can’t set this up… I have a minimap, and there are 2 working buttons for zooming in and out, I’m setting up the numpad’s keys + and - in player controller to then call t…

How do I properly cast a widget blueprint custom event inside a widget Casting is not a form of communication. Think of casting as of conversion. You take one data type and attempt to treat it as if it was another. If you have a widget reference of the correct type already, you do not need to c…

Well it is a widget inside a layout, and I’m creating the layout inside the PC, but I’m unable to cast from this specific widget… I have already succeeded to make it work but through an interface I’m posting the my own answer now, but I’m still interested to some other proper way ^^

Okay I have finally got this to work… Created an Interface and attached it to ControllerBP Added 2 boolean outputs (ZoomIn & ZoomOut) to the Interface Created those very same booleans on ControllerBP and setted them to the input buttons keys On the widget created a get player controller node and c…

Mmmh, yes the problem is that the widgets are not the same type, they are different widgets ! That’s why I need to cast them, I understand now the difference of call and cast my friend thanks for that !

Is the other / nested widget added dynamically?

In my example above, they’re also different widgets.

No, it is not, it’s like this [306688-minimapwidget.jpg]

So what exactly is stopping you from doing what I’m doing. Get Example Layout 5 → Get Minimap → call Custom Event In my case: [306701-annotation-2020-07-09-214217.jpg]

My answer to this comment is waiting moderation and I don’t know why xD But, I was trying to cast directly the minimap and I needed to cast to Example Layout 5 first ! That was much appreciated my man, thank you !!

If you create the widget in the PC and store the reference of the correct type (right click the Return Value pin of the Create Widget node and Promote To Variable to automate this process), there is no need to cast. But perhaps you’re storing just a generic Widget reference to swap different layout…

Yeas, I have done this now that I’m able again to cast that widget properly It was a d-umb mistake, happens when you have been thinking over this too long, needed another to make me realize, thank you again By the way, are you making a boat or ship game? wCrewHealth This must be interesting !

Calling a widget (as a layout) blueprint custom event from player controller

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Boscox (Boscox) July 9, 2020, 8:36pm 8

No, it is not, it’s like this