Unreal Engine 4 Scripting with C++ Cookbook

Chapter 8. Integrating C++ and the Unreal Editor

In this chapter, we will cover following recipes:

• Using a class or struct as a blueprint variable
• Creating classes or structs that can be subclassed in Blueprint
• Creating functions that can be called in Blueprint
• Creating events that can be implemented in Blueprint
• Exposing multi-cast delegates to Blueprint
• Creating C++ enums that can be used in Blueprint
• Editing class properties in different places in the editor
• Making properties accessible in the Blueprint editor graph
• Responding to property – changed events from the editor
• Implementing a native code Construction Script
• Creating a new editor module
• Creating new toolbar buttons
• Creating new menu entries
• Creating a new editor window
• Creating a new Asset type