Change Actor display name/label from Blueprint

Unreal Engine Programming & Scripting Blueprint
#1

Hi guys,
I thought this would be pretty straightforward but so far, the only way that I found to do that is in c++.

I need to change the Actor’s label (the name you see in the World Outliner) when I change something in the Blueprint.

Is there any way to do that with Blueprints?

Thanks!

Change actor name?
#2

Is this for some in-editor only functionality? Because you shouldn’t use the actor name at runtime since it’s not reliable.

This kind of functionality is most likely only possible in C++ since it’s a pretty uncommon case, but there is a cheap plugin that might do what you’re looking for via Blueprint:

#3

Yes, it is just for in-editor only, for organization purposes. For example, I would like to rename each Actor to a specific name, and move them to a specific folder within the World Outliner, dynamically through blueprints.

I’ll look into the plugin you linked to, thanks for your help!

#4

In case anyone ever sees this. You’re looking for “SetActorLabel()” to change the name in the World Outliner panel.


  //Remane obj + in editor
FString displayName = "ObjectName" + FString::FromInt(MyIndex);
MyActor->Rename(*displayName);
MyActor->SetActorLabel(*displayName);
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#5

Thx! I was looking for that for a long time!

#6

Hi, DragonslayerOut, thank you very much!

#7

Am I reading correctly that the only solution offered in this thread is a C++ one and not a Blueprint one?

I tried to search for a node named “Set Actor Label” and could not find it (and since this thread was created, we now have Editor Utility Scripting, and still they didn’t add it)?

#8

I too wonder this.

#9

This blueprint node is available only in developers builds of engine (wich are builded from source code).

Set Actor Label blueprint node