UKismetSystemLibrary::PrintText
#include "Kismet/KismetSystemLibrary.h"
Access: public
Specifiers: staticUFUNCTIONBlueprintCallableCallableWithoutWorldContextDevelopmentOnly
Description
Prints a debug FText to the screen and/or the Output Log. Functionally identical to PrintString but takes localizable text instead of a plain string.
Caveats & Gotchas
- • Marked DevelopmentOnly — every call compiles out entirely in Shipping and Test builds.
- • The default parameter uses INVTEXT, an invariant literal with no localization key — pass a properly localized FText (e.g. via NSLOCTEXT) if the message should actually be translated.
Signature
static void PrintText(const UObject* WorldContextObject, const FText InText = INVTEXT("Hello"), bool bPrintToScreen = true, bool bPrintToLog = true, FLinearColor TextColor = FLinearColor(0.0f, 0.66f, 1.0f), float Duration = 2.f, const FName Key = NAME_None)Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| WorldContextObject | const UObject* | Object used to resolve the World the message is printed in. | — |
| InText | const FText | The text to print. | INVTEXT("Hello") |
| bPrintToScreen | bool | Whether to show an on-screen debug message. | true |
| bPrintToLog | bool | Whether to also write the message to the Output Log. | true |
| TextColor | FLinearColor | Color of the on-screen text. | FLinearColor(0.0f, 0.66f, 1.0f) |
| Duration | float | How long the on-screen message stays visible, in seconds. A negative value falls back to the duration configured in Engine.ini. | 2.f |
| Key | const FName | If non-empty, a later call with the same key replaces the previous on-screen message instead of adding a new line. | NAME_None |
Return Type
void Example
Basic debug print with FText C++
UKismetSystemLibrary::PrintText(this, FText::FromString(TEXT("Quest complete")), true, true, FLinearColor::Green, 5.0f);Version History
Introduced in: 4.0
| Version | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | stable | — |
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