# Referencing UMG Class Variables in C++?

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**Created:** [October 6, 2015, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/referencing-umg-class-variables-in-c/43879 "2015-10-06T09:55:08Z")\
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You add the modules in YourProjectName.Build.cs  
What you want for the refrence is a

```auto

UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "My Widget, Sub My Widget")
UUserWidget* MyUMGWidget;

```

There is a wiki on extending user widget that may be of some help.

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