Setting texts in UMG from C++

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Assuming that you added a text block control in the BP editor. Given that, then you could do so in the following manner:

.h
    UPROPERTY()
    UTextBlock* MyTextControl;

.cpp
    // somewhere in the constructor
    MyTextControl = nullptr;

    // some location in code that is after the widgettree has been constructed
    const FName TextControlName = FName(TEXT("BPTextControl"));
    if (MyTextControl == nullptr)
        MyTextControl = (UTextBlock*)(WidgetTree->FindWidget(TextControlName));

    // some other location where you want to set the text
    if(MyTextControl != nullptr)
        MyTextControl->SetText(FText::FromString("Can you see your text?"));