Adding and Creating UMG User Widgets

Now that we have created the Coin Collection UI in UMG, it is time to learn how to add and remove the UI to and from the player screen. By adding the Coin Collection UI to the player screen, the UI becomes visible to the player and can be updated as the player collects coins.

In Blueprints, there is a function called Create Widget, as shown in the following screenshot. Without a class assigned, it will be labeled Construct None, but do not let this confuse you:

Figure 15.17: The Create widget as it is by default, without a class applied

This function requires the class of the User widget to be created and requires a Player Controller that will be referenced as the owning player of this UI. This function then returns the spawned user widget as its Return Value, where you can then add to the player's viewport using the Add to Viewport function. The Create Widget function only instantiates the widget object; it does...