UEnum GetEnumText does not return DisplayName anymore

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Since version 4.10 the GetEnumText return the enum as Text and not the DisplayName.

Having the following enum definition.

/** @brief Equipment types. */
UENUM(BlueprintType)
enum class EKEquipmentType : uint8
{
	ET_Undefined	UMETA(DisplayName = "Undefined"),
	ET_OneHand		UMETA(DisplayName = "1-Hand"),
	ET_TwoHand		UMETA(DisplayName = "2-Hand"),
	ET_OffHand		UMETA(DisplayName = "Off-Hand"),
	ET_Head			UMETA(DisplayName = "Head"),
	ET_Shoulders	UMETA(DisplayName = "Shoulders"),
	ET_Neck			UMETA(DisplayName = "Neck"),
	ET_Wrists		UMETA(DisplayName = "Wrists"),
	ET_Hands		UMETA(DisplayName = "Hands"),
	ET_Finger		UMETA(DisplayName = "Finger"),
	ET_Torso		UMETA(DisplayName = "Torso"),
	ET_Waist		UMETA(DisplayName = "Waist"),
	ET_Legs			UMETA(DisplayName = "Legs"),
	ET_Feets		UMETA(DisplayName = "Feets")
};

This function

inline FText UKAttributeHelper::GetEquipmentTypeEnumAsText(EKEquipmentType EnumValue)
{
	const UEnum* EnumPtr = FindObject<UEnum>(ANY_PACKAGE, TEXT("EKEquipmentType"), true);
	if (!EnumPtr)
		return DKT_GEN_INVALID;

	auto index = EnumPtr->GetIndexByValue((uint8)EnumValue);
	return EnumPtr->GetEnumText(index);
}

returns the type.
If I call the function with EKEquipmentType::ET_Head it returns “ET_Head” and not “Head”. It was not the case in previous versions.
I’ve check the source code and the code for returning the DisplayName is conditionned with preprocessor WITH_EDITOR.

FText UEnum::GetEnumText(int32 InIndex) const
{
#if WITH_EDITOR
	//@todo These values should be properly localized [9/24/2013 justin.sargent]
	FText LocalizedDisplayName = GetDisplayNameText(InIndex);
	if(!LocalizedDisplayName.IsEmpty())
	{
		return LocalizedDisplayName;
	}
#endif

	return FText::FromString( GetEnumName(InIndex) );
}

Is there another way to get the DisplayName ?

Txs for your help,
D.

2

As far as I can tell that #if WITH_EDITOR define has existed since UEnum::GetEnumText was first added back in 2013.

Unfortunately meta-data doesn’t exist in non-editor builds, so if you want display names for your enums outside of the editor you’ll have to do that manually.

3

Use GetDisplayNameTextByIndex ().. here is an example:

*.cpp

const UEnum* EnumPtr = FindObject(ANY_PACKAGE, TEXT(“SomeName”), true);
FText Name;
if (EnumPtr)
Name = EnumPtr->GetDisplayNameTextByIndex(InteractableType);

*.h

UENUM()
enum SomeName{
FILE1 UMETA(DisplayName = “somefilename1.txt”),
FILE1 UMETA(DisplayName = “somefilename2.txt”),
};

…
UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = “INTERACTABLE”)
TEnumAsByte InteractableType;

4

Thank you for the hint.
I’ve changed the architecture for this particular problem.
If I need it again, I will use this method.

5

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