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Force Controlling Tooltips

Force Controlling Tooltips​

Functions for immediately displaying or hiding tooltips, or directly controlling the tooltip system.

Force Tooltip Display​

  1. Force Display and Pin Tooltips

    // Close all tooltips and force display the specified object's tooltip with pinning
    ULayeredTooltipFunctionLibrary::ForceShowAndPinTooltip(MyObject);

  2. Pin Tooltip

    // Pin the currently displayed tooltip (remains visible when mouse moves away)
    ULayeredTooltipFunctionLibrary::PinTooltip(MyObject);
Closing Tooltips​

  1. Close All Tooltips

    // Close all tooltips (including pinned tooltips)
    ULayeredTooltipFunctionLibrary::CloseAllTooltips();
System Control​

  1. Enable/Disable Tooltip System

    // Disable tooltip system (all tooltips close automatically)
    ULayeredTooltipFunctionLibrary::SetLayeredTooltipsEnable(false);

    // Re-enable
    ULayeredTooltipFunctionLibrary::SetLayeredTooltipsEnable(true);

    // Check activation status
    bool bEnabled = ULayeredTooltipFunctionLibrary::AreLayeredTooltipsEnabled();

  2. Status Queries

    // Check if any tooltips are currently displayed
    bool bAnyVisible = ULayeredTooltipFunctionLibrary::IsAnyLayeredTooltipVisible();

    // Check if mouse is over any tooltip
    bool bMouseOverTooltip = ULayeredTooltipFunctionLibrary::IsMouseOverAnyTooltip();
Use Cases​
  • Tutorials: Force display tooltips at specific steps
  • Game Pause: Close all tooltips when game is paused
  • Modal UI: Disable tooltip system when important UI opens
  • Debugging: Test tooltip behavior during development
// Force tooltip display
static void ForceShowAndPinTooltip(UObject* InTriggerObject);
static void PinTooltip(UObject* TriggerObject);

// Close tooltips
static void CloseAllTooltips();

// System control
static void SetLayeredTooltipsEnable(bool bEnabled);
static bool AreLayeredTooltipsEnabled();

// Status queries
static bool IsAnyLayeredTooltipVisible();
static bool IsMouseOverAnyTooltip();