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"Goto defintion" option for BP nodes does nothing

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So I was told that you can search for C++ function equivalents of Blueprint nodes if you right-click a blueprint node and choose "Goto Definition" (only works for C++ projects).

So I made a fresh new C++ project to test this out. Made a dummy blueprint and added a node to test but when I click "Goto Definition" nothing happens.

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A little pop up window pops up in the bottom right corner saying "Reading C++ Symbols" and after that nothing happens.

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I opened up my VS 2017 window to see if some .h or .cpp file opened up but nope... nothing.

Am I using this feature wrong or is this a bug? Help!

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asked Sep 12 '18 at 04:40 PM in C++ Programming

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avatar image Molo48 Oct 25 '18 at 06:54 PM

Same thing is happening to me

avatar image Kingtem Jan 24 '19 at 06:14 AM

Too shame this problem happened since 4.17 and still not be solved, even in 4.21.2. Before 4.17 everything's okay, you can easily "goto definition" in launcher-installed version. Do Epic has any solutions for this in the future?

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Hi Schytheron (and Molo48),

This is because you are using a launcher-installed version of the engine. The source-baked paths for those versions will not correspond to where you have the engine installed (unless that happens to be D:/++Build/UE4/Sync). However, it will work for any blueprint-exposed functions you create.

It is kind of a tedious workaround, but there is a way for you to view the source for a built-in Blueprint function. Using "Predict Projectile Path by TraceChannel" as an example, if you hover over the node in the editor you will see at the bottom of the tooltip what the target is. For that node, the target is "Gameplay Statics." If you then open GameplayStatics.h (located in %EngineInstallDir%/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Kismet), you can see that the function Blueprint_PredictProjectilePath_ByTraceChannel has the display name of the node we're looking for. You can then open GameplayStatics.cpp (located in %EngineInstallDir%/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Private) to find that function and view its source.

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