Easiest way to store a pointer to a UMG widget?

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I need to store a pointer to my HUD widget in a C++ character class. I have tried several solutions, most involving code like this: ConstructorHelpers::FClassFinder<UUserWidget> BPClass(TEXT("Game/..."));. Unfortunately, everything I try throws several errors and I do not know what I am supposed to do with the result of this code. Any advice?

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BPClass that you declare is still of FClassFinder type, not of your widget type.
BPClass.Object is your UUserWidget.
Try something like UMyWidgetClass = Cast<UMyWidgetClass>(BPClass.Object);
And then use UMyWidgetClass when you create the widget.

Alternatively, if you’re creating a blueprint based on this c++ class, you can simply declare something like

UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
TSubclassOf<UMyWidget> UMyWidgetClass;

and set the class in your BP details.

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