USlateBlueprintLibrary::Vector_LocalToAbsolute
#include "Blueprint/SlateBlueprintLibrary.h"
Access: public
Specifiers: staticUFUNCTIONBlueprintPure
Description
Transforms a direction vector from a widget's local space into absolute (desktop or window) space. Unlike LocalToAbsolute for coordinates, this operates on vectors so it only applies the scale portion of the transform, not the translation.
Caveats & Gotchas
- • This function transforms a *vector* (direction/size), not a *coordinate* (position). It applies scale but not translation — use LocalToAbsolute if you need to convert a position.
- • Absolute space may be desktop space or window space depending on where the root of the widget hierarchy lives. The same absolute value means different things in windowed vs fullscreen mode.
- • Added in UE 5.0 to replace the now-deprecated TransformVectorLocalToAbsolute, which had inverted results and was removed in 5.6.
Signature
static UMG_API FVector2D Vector_LocalToAbsolute(const FGeometry& Geometry, FVector2D LocalVector)Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geometry | const FGeometry& | The geometry whose local space defines the input coordinate system. | — |
| LocalVector | FVector2D | A direction vector expressed in the local space of the given geometry. | — |
Return Type
FVector2D Example
Convert widget-local size vector to absolute space C++
// Get the widget's local size in absolute screen pixels
FGeometry Geo = MyWidget->GetCachedGeometry();
FVector2D LocalSize = FVector2D(100.f, 50.f);
FVector2D AbsoluteSize = USlateBlueprintLibrary::Vector_LocalToAbsolute(Geo, LocalSize);See Also
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Version History
Introduced in: 5.0
| Version | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | stable | — |
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