Chapter 2. Creating Classes
This chapter focuses on how to create C++ classes and structs that integrate well with the UE4 Blueprints editor. These classes are graduated versions of the regular C++ classes, and are called UCLASS.
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A UCLASS is just a C++ class with a whole lot of UE4 macro decoration on top. The macros generate additional C++ header code that enables integration with the UE4 Editor itself.
Using UCLASS is a great practice. The UCLASS macro, if configured correctly, can possibly make your UCLASS Blueprintable. The advantage of making your UCLASS Blueprintable is that it can enable your custom C++ objects to have Blueprints visually editable properties (UPROPERTY) with handy UI widgets such as text fields, sliders, and model selection ...
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