Enhanced Input - Detect Gamepad vs Keyboard Input

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An alternative to this if you don’t have (and can’t be bothered to make and configure a new input class):

// playercontroller.cpp
void AMyPlayerController::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();

	UInputDeviceSubsystem* InputDeviceSubsystem = GEngine->GetEngineSubsystem<UInputDeviceSubsystem>();
	InputDeviceSubsystem->OnInputHardwareDeviceChanged.AddDynamic(this, &AGamePlayerController::OnInputHardwareChanged);
	bIsUsingController = InputDeviceSubsystem->GetMostRecentlyUsedHardwareDevice(GetLocalPlayer()->GetPlatformUserId()).PrimaryDeviceType == EHardwareDevicePrimaryType::Gamepad;
}

void AMyPlayerController::OnInputHardwareChanged(const FPlatformUserId UserId, const FInputDeviceId DeviceId)
{
	UInputDeviceSubsystem* InputDeviceSubsystem = GEngine->GetEngineSubsystem<UInputDeviceSubsystem>();
	bIsUsingController = InputDeviceSubsystem->GetMostRecentlyUsedHardwareDevice(UserId).PrimaryDeviceType == EHardwareDevicePrimaryType::Gamepad;
}

This only fires when input from a different hardware input is detected, rather than every time you press any key. Confirmed working on 5.3.

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