Sampling a texture in the material editor?

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I can’t seem to figure out how to sample a texture in HLSL code via the material editor’s Custom node.
In the images below, I’m attempting to create a simple “pass-thru” shader.

Notice the VERY simple HLSL code here:

But for whatever reason, it spits out these errors:

Why!?
I’ve even tried several variations of the code, such as return tex2D( Tex, UV.xy ); but I always get the same error whenever I try to make use of the tex2D intrinsic function. Am I missing something here, or is this a bug?

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What happens if you use a TextureSampleParameter2D instead of a TextureSample?

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The same error. Also tried TextureObject, TextureObjectParameter, TextureSampleParameterSubUV, SpriteTextureSampler, TextureSample > MakeFloat4… All of which results in the same error.
And this is happening in a fresh, empty project.

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Well, shoot. You’ve got me stumped.

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Figured it out! Sure, tex2D doesn’t work… but Texture2DSample (with a Texture Object node) does.

HLSL Code:

return Texture2DSample(Tex, TexSampler, UV);

Of course, the downside here is that (AFAIK) you can’t actually generate a texture to pass in.
But you could possibly get around this by using a Texture Object Parameter node instead, creating a material instance, and changing the parameter in a blueprint.

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