Useful Snippets for UE4 Using VAX

• Mon, Nov 16, 2020
• One-minute read

These require Visual Assist, but you might be able to set this up using the default stuff with Visual Studio.

1. Extensions -> VAssistX -> Code Generation and Refactoring -> Edit Refactoring Snippets...
2. Type: By Title then click the button.
3. Add the following options. Repeat the process for each of these.
   
   

   Title: UFUNCTION Callable Macro
   
   Shortcut: ufcall
   
   UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "$PROJECT_NAME$|$ClassName$")
   
   Title: UFUNCTION Const Callable Macro
   Shortcut: ufcon
   UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, BlueprintPure=false, Category = “$PROJECT_NAME$|$ClassName$”)
   Title: UFUNCTION Get Macro
   Shortcut: ufget
   UFUNCTION(BlueprintPure, Category = “$PROJECT_NAME$|$ClassName$”)
   Title: UPROPERTY BlueprintAssignable Macro
   Shortcut: upass
   UPROPERTY(BlueprintAssignable, Category = “$PROJECT_NAME$|$ClassName$”, meta = (DisplayName = “$SymbolName$”))
   Title: UPROPERTY BlueprintReadOnly Macro
   Shortcut: upread
   UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, Category = “$PROJECT_NAME$|$ClassName$”, meta = (DisplayName = “$SymbolName$”))
   Title: UPROPERTY EditAnywhere Macro
   Shortcut: upedit
   UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadWrite, EditAnywhere, Category = “$PROJECT_NAME$|$ClassName$”, meta = (DisplayName = “$SymbolName$”))
   Title: UPROPERTY EditDefaultsOnly Macro
   Shortcut: updef
   UPROPERTY(EditDefaultsOnly, Category = “$PROJECT_NAME$|$ClassName$”, meta = (DisplayName = “$SymbolName$”))
   Title: UPROPERTY Replicated Macro
   Shortcut: uprep
   UPROPERTY(Replicated)
   Title: UENUM Macro
   Shortcut: uenum
   UENUM(BlueprintType)
   enum class E$SymbolName$ : uint8
   {
   None	 UMETA(DisplayName = “None”),
   };
   Title: USTRUCT Macro
   Shortcut: ustruct
   USTRUCT(BlueprintType)
   struct F$SymbolName$
   {
   GENERATED_BODY()
   F$SymbolName$() {}
   
   }

4. To use these you just type the shortcut in the editor and it should popup.

until next time