CommonUI: Switch CommonInputBaseControllerData at Runtime?

Development Programming & Scripting UI
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Hi there…

I’m nearly done finishing my UI and now got stuck in a Problem… which i thought CommonUI takes care of…

I want my Players to be able to change the Theme of the Gamepad Icons…

Technically, CommonUI has the CommonInputBaseControllerData Assets… which you can add to an Array to the CommonInputSettings.

Right now, my Array looks like this:
0: XBox_Dark
1: KeyboardMouse
2: XBox_Light
3: PS_Dark
4: PS_Light

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The InputActionWidgets, the ActionBar and all that stuff is working well.
But… it always uses the XBox theme for the Gamepad, simply cause the GamepadInputType for all Themes is “Generic” only… no additional Names available… And it takes the first theme corresponding of the Input Device, from the Array.

So… how can i set any other of the Gamepad Themes to be the current used one?
(BP and/or C++)

To be clear: I’m not using any Platform SDK (Playstation, Switch, XBox)… i just want to have Gamepad-Icon-Themes.

So there has to be a way to add new Gamepad Names… or else this whole Array is pretty useless

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bumping this up - Still couldn’t find a solution…

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bump again…

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Ok Guys… For over 2 Weeks i got no response…

But a really nice Guy from the Unreal Source Discord (@sp1r1t_d1tch, you are my Hero!!!) gave me the Solution.

Edit:
I made a tutorial covering all the processes and codes:
https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/KPOD/unreal-engine-commonui-switch-commoninputbasecontrollerdata-at-runtime

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Thanks, bro, it’s really helpful.

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In addition to switching themes, have you implemented switching the gamepad controller, such as changing from the default gamepad to a PS gamepad? I would like to know, thank you!