# Change Variable with button press (enhanced input) UE 5.51

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-variable-with-button-press-enhanced-input-ue-5-51/2332991>\
**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
**Tags:** Variable, controls-mapping, beginner, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [February 14, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-variable-with-button-press-enhanced-input-ue-5-51/2332991 "2025-02-14T20:30:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![UnknownDinoDev](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@UnknownDinoDev](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UnknownDinoDev)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-variable-with-button-press-enhanced-input-ue-5-51/2332991/1 "2025-02-14T20:30:13Z")

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So I am trying to change a float variable to 1 by pressing the space button.  
I try to print it on a string but there is no feedback.

If I use analog stick it works great!

Can anyone help?

My setup:

 ![Input Action](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/a/c/c/acc31347dd6bc85ef410438e7c1529037ccce359.jpeg)  
Input action

 ![IMC Default](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/7/b/17b15b5e451ae6a193e8f6bdb2906300d0a542a6.jpeg)  
Input mapping context

 ![blueprint application](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/a/9/9a9eeefc1eb39c2f37bfbaceb31fc3bbbaf61a04.jpeg)  
Blueprint setup

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**Author:** ![Mind-Brain](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/mind-brain/32/906573_2.png) [@Mind-Brain](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Mind-Brain)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-variable-with-button-press-enhanced-input-ue-5-51/2332991/2 "2025-02-14T21:30:11Z")

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Hey @UnknownDinoDev!

Are you sure you don’t have anything else operating using the spacebar? That would be my first thought since First and Third Person templates have it used for Jump right out the gate.

What about “Keyboard 1” or "Keyboard ‘E’ " etc? Do those work?

Let us know!

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**Author:** ![UnknownDinoDev](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@UnknownDinoDev](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UnknownDinoDev)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-variable-with-button-press-enhanced-input-ue-5-51/2332991/4 "2025-02-15T19:46:00Z")

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Hey, sorry!  
After some more testing the _ **keyboard 1** _ and the _ **face buttons** _ on gamepad  
(they both work) I realized that the problem is the spacebar on keyboard and the shoulder buttons and triggers on gamepad!  
Any Idea what could be causing that?

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**Author:** ![UnknownDinoDev](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@UnknownDinoDev](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UnknownDinoDev)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-variable-with-button-press-enhanced-input-ue-5-51/2332991/5 "2025-02-15T20:09:34Z")

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After some more search I realized you were right. The problem was that the input was being consumed before by the VR spectator.  
THANK YOU!!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/change-variable-with-button-press-enhanced-input-ue-5-51/2332991/6 "2025-03-17T20:10:31Z")

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