UMG Verse Fields fail to bind message type

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Summary

When trying to bind a message type variable to the Text field of a Text_Block, the widget fails to compile and returns an error. Whilst the error states a conversion function is required, there is currently no conversion function available to convert explicitly from a message to (FText).

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What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create a UMG widget
  2. Add a Text_Block
  3. Create a Message type Verse Field variable
  4. Bind the variable to the text of the text_block using the quick bind button
  5. Compile widget

Expected Result

Widget compiles successfully.

Observed Result

An error occurs:
Binding ‘SongName.Text ← W_ListItem.SongName’: Could not create binding. The source property ‘SongName’ (UUEFN_TextBlock_C*) does not match the type of the destination property ‘Text’ (FText). A conversion function is required.

Platform(s)

windows

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After further testing this seems to be related to Verse Fields that have the same or similar names to the widgets that they are interacting with. In my case I have a widget called Song Name and a variable called SongName and changing the name of the variable to SongNameMessage seems to fix this issue.