Is there a better way to enter names or strings than doing this with every key?

DasMatze · April 27, 2014, 4:07pm

Sorry for asking something again, but I can’t do anything else than work with this glorious engine in my free time. Is there a better way to enter names or strings than doing this with every key?

If not, there should be. This is just for a resolution setting, so there will be “only” 20 key events but if I wanted to have a chatbox … that’d be a nightmare!

anonymous_user_79f77cce · July 14, 2017, 9:36pm

Update: As of 4.16.2 this method appears to work without issue as the default key value is fixed. Thanks Epic! Leaving the original answer as is below.

The better way I have found is unfortunately blocked by a bug in the engine. The process is this:

Create a variable that is a Map, with Key and Integer (or String, w/e) types
In that Map, fill in each Key you want to respond to and the number you’d like to appear when the Key is hit
Listen on Any Key, then Find that key in your Map
Output the Value of the Integer associated with that Key in your Append node

The problem is that right now creating a Map variable with Key as the key variable means that you won’t be able to edit the first Key value, which means you can’t add a second, etc. See the attached screenshot, there should be a Key dropdown next to the 0 box but it won’t show up. I believe this is reflected in this issue but it has no planned fix date: Unreal Engine Issues and Bug Tracker (UE-42930)

Please vote for that issue if this helps.