How to force UListView->AddItem() to construct items immediately?

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I am using C++ to create a UListView and add list items in a loop.
It functions but I am unable to update properties on the list items because they are not constructed inside the scope of my file.

ServerListItemTest = CreateWidget<UmyServerListItem>(GetOwningPlayer(), myServerListItemclass);
myUListView->AddItem(ServerListItemTest);
ServerListItemTest->MySetTextMethod("text");

Does not work. ServerListItemTest NativePreConstruct and Construct are not yet called.

ServerListItemTest = CreateWidget<UmyServerListItem>(GetOwningPlayer(), myServerListItemclass);
myUCanvasPanel->AddChild(ServerListItemTest);
ServerListItemTest->MySetTextMethod("text");

Works properly. ServerListItemTest is Constructed after AddChild.

Is there an easy way to force the list or list items into constructing earlier, like the canvaspanel does so I can modify elements?

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You can force building the underlying SWidget (this will eventually call the native construct method) by calling

ServerListItemTest->TakeWidget();

Let me know if this is what you were looking for and don’t forget to mark que answer as correct.

Enjoy!

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That did force the list widget to construct. Unfortunately It still is not solving the issue of setting text. UListView->AddItem later calls another NativeConstruct and wipes any previous configuration.

I suppose I was asking the wrong question.