Making a moving platforms class in C++ and I want to be able to select different path shape options for it to move in: Line, Square, and Circle. I want there to be a drop down menu that lets you choose the path in the object details. Then just run the pathing logic through an if statement based on the choice. Is this a possibility?
Yes. What you want is called an enumeration. In a header file you can declare one like so:
UENUM( )
enum class EPathShape : uint8
{
Line,
Square,
Circle,
};
Somewhere in an actor or other UObject you can declare a property:
UPROPERTY( EditDefaultsOnly or EditInstanceOnly or EditAnywhere )
EPathShape PathShape;
And then you can check it either with an if or a switch:
if (PathShape == EPathShape::Line)
{
}
else if ( ... )
switch (PathShape)
{
case EPathShape::Line: ...
break;
...
}