i have been getting this really strange problem and i cant figure it out. I want the text on my UMG Widget to update at a specific point, which i already have setup and is working, however, when it updates the text, the it seems that there is a second text of the old/first text behind the new updated text. It is also occurring on a Text label that i am not even changing (not editable). Here is what i am trying to explain.
Its the number which i am trying to increment, and its the ‘‘Wave:’’ which is constant, but used to do the same thing as the number, but just with the same ''Wave:" text, but i cant seem to reproduce that problem (with the wave text) since/after i changed some things around that i cant remember. I want the “Wave:” To stay the same always, but the wave number(‘WaveText’ variable) to increment what told to do so (which i believe i have working), at this point i am just assuming its either a bug or something i am doing wrong (probably that). ((Also i turned off the shadow on the text as that is what i initially thought it might be??)) Here is what i have for the blueprint of it.
Thanks for the help, however now the number text is no longer updating, but the ‘‘Wave:’’ is doing what i couldnt remember how to recreate, which is sort or creating a copy of the text behind it.
Here is what i did in case i set it up wrong.
I assume because everytime you construct the widget its setting the text. How many times are you constructing it during runtime? Just once? SetText is a way of setting a textblock from another class, its the improper way to do things IMO. You should have 2 text blocks in something like a horizontal box and set the second one texts’ bind to a new function which returns the value you want. Then contruct the widget and it will constantly show the value.
Hees an example of a binding that sets a text block to an item name from a structure.
Nsomnia’s method (and the camelback Hungarian notation) makes perfect sense - that’s the pro way; it might complicate things a little if you need to set 50+ text fields and does require extra work.
At least get rid of this (in the constructor as well) and make sure you spawn the widget only once. I am under the impression you do it in a loop and end up with overlapping text.
Also, from version 4.7 (I think) you can bind a *string *and text variable directly if it’s a part of a struct, even if it sits in a struct of a referenced object.
Thank you for this, it is no longer doing the duplicating of the text, however now as soon i start the level, the text increments fast and immediately (like up to 150 in 2 seconds), whereas i want it to just add 1 only once and only when i call it to do so from a different blueprint. Any ideas? This is my blueprint function.
