navigating the API

[3dillusions1 (3d illusions)]

I’m just following along with a course, and am trying to investigate the DrawDebugLine function, but I can’t locate it anywhere in the 5.3.2 c++ API.

Is there no way to perform a search on the entire API? At the moment I’m pulling my hair out as I go to each of the links (classes, functions, etc) and do a ctrl f ‘DrawDebugLine’. There must be an easier way?

When I hover over the function in visual studio, I get a search option, which does a google search that finds nothing relevant.

Is there a way to get a ‘go to documentation’ link in visual studio’s tooltip, that takes me directly to the correct page of the api?

Maybe I’m using the wrong site? Here’s the link I’m using for the C++ API: Unreal Engine C++ API Reference | Unreal Engine 5.4 Documentation | Epic Developer Community (epicgames.com)

Cheers

[3dillusions1 (3d illusions)]

Or perhaps there’s a downloadable version of the API, so that I could search locally with the PDF readers search functionality?

[SupportiveEntity]

Hey there @3dillusions1! You are looking in the correct place, that is the API reference. The documentation doesn’t completely cover the entire surface area of the API often due to the ever changing nature of the project. It’s more recommended to check the source and follow references through to verify exactly how things work in some situations.

A local version of the documentation is actually installed where your engine location is: UE_5.1\Engine\Documentation\Builds

[3dillusions1 (3d illusions)]

awesome, thanks

[3dillusions1 (3d illusions)]

If anyone from unreal is reading this, please can you add a search box to the online C++ API, so users can search the entire api for function and class names etc.

[SupportiveEntity]

I will definitely note the community sentiment for updated documentation and a better search!