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Unreal C++ Superpowers with UPROPERTY Meta keyword; UPROPERTY Basics -- UE C++ Tutorial 5 Pt2

Unreal C++ Superpowers with UPROPERTY Meta keyword; UPROPERTY Basics -- UE C++ Tutorial 5 Pt2

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Unreal UE5 C++ cpp blueprint uproperty meta category EditAnywhere EditDefaultsOnly EditInstanceOnly VisibleAnywhere VisibleDefaultsOnly VisibleInstanceOnly Variables Properties GC overwrite crash code Howto Tutorial BPtoCode UnrealScripting UnrealC++ UHT MACROS VisualStudio Debugging Breakpoints VisualScripting Call Actors AActor DisplayName ClampMin ClampMax UIMin UIMax

Continued from the previous video, this explores the more advanced features of c++ code variables exposed to blueprint/editor. This covers some meta specifiers, categories, etc. And how to use the engines source code to quickly find examples on more advanced features.

0:00 Meta Keyword
0:14 Display Name
0:49 ClampMin and ClampMax
1:23 UIMin and UIMax
1:58 Categories
2:24 Garbage Collection Protection!
3:04 ObjectMacros.h to read comments on keywords
3:26 Entrian Search for fast examples
4:06 Outro




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