# \[UE5.2.1, Bug report\] EditableTextBox broke further. GetText not returning set value.

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-2-1-bug-report-editabletextbox-broke-further-gettext-not-returning-set-value/1213966>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, Engine-Source-Code, bug-report, slate, Widget, CPP, question, UMG\
**Created:** [June 29, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-2-1-bug-report-editabletextbox-broke-further-gettext-not-returning-set-value/1213966 "2023-06-29T02:15:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roy\_Wierer.Seda145](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/roy_wierer.seda145/32/906551_2.png) [@Roy\_Wierer.Seda145](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Roy_Wierer.Seda145)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue5-2-1-bug-report-editabletextbox-broke-further-gettext-not-returning-set-value/1213966/1 "2023-06-29T02:15:43Z")

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I reported a bug on 5.2 + a workaround, but now it’s broken even beyond the workaround.

> [[Bugs bugs bugs] Slate widget synchronization - #4 by Roy\_Wierer.Seda145](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/bugs-bugs-bugs-slate-widget-synchronization/738172/4)

UEditableTextBox::GetText() returns absolutely nothing even though set by committing :

 ![afbeelding](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/3/9/c3910a690e9c83e642833e08ea5e98e90e47e0cc.png)

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 ![afbeelding](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/a/9/2/a9216a6703a1939398e0c1f8eabedadc13d96d4e.png)

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![afbeelding](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/e/1/7e143141a2bab2f4b6f112110500c880b5389384.png)

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 ![afbeelding](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/a/5/5a594768f1d1b1339807f68b6da57b2aee9c5a75.png)

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![afbeelding](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/c/4/4/c44f14b017c3f27649913ba354bd039990b9761b.png)

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Can we get a 5.2.2 which fixes this and doesn’t break anything else ?

Workaround to UEditableTextBox::GetText(), use its deprecated text property direct access.