UICanvasComponent

Contains buses and notification buses for UI canvas and animation.

UiCanvasBus

Services messages for the UiCanvasComponent.

FindElementByName

Returns the entity ID of the first UI element in this canvas that has the specified name.

Syntax

AZ::EntityId FindElementByName(const AZStd::string& name)

ForceEnterInputEventOnInteractable

Forces a specified interactive element to receive an Enter press/release navigation event. This is useful for automated testing using script, such as simulating a button click.

Syntax

void ForceEnterInputEventOnInteractable(AZ::EntityId entityId)

ForceHoverInteractable

Forces a specified interactive element to receive the hover.

Syntax

void ForceHoverInteractable(AZ::EntityId entityId) 

GetChildElement

Returns the entity ID of the child element that has the specified index.

Syntax

AZ::EntityId GetChildElement(int index)

GetChildElements

Returns a list of entity IDs of the child elements of the canvas.

Syntax

AZStd::vector<AZ::EntityId> GetChildElements() 

GetDrawOrder

Returns the draw order on the canvas.

Syntax

int GetDrawOrder()

GetEnabled

Returns the enabled flag of the canvas. True if the canvas is enabled; false otherwise. Enabled canvases are updated and rendered for each frame.

Syntax

bool GetEnabled()

GetHoverInteractable

Returns the entity ID of the interactive element that has the hover.

Syntax

AZ::EntityId GetHoverInteractable()

GetIsNavigationSupported

Returns true if the canvas accepts navigation input; false otherwise.

Syntax

bool GetIsNavigationSupported()

GetIsPixelAligned

Returns true if pixel alignment is enabled for this canvas; false otherwise. If pixel alignment is enabled, then all corners of all elements are rounded to the nearest pixel when they are rendered.

Syntax

bool GetIsPixelAligned()

GetIsRenderToTexture

Returns true if the canvas is rendered to a texture instead of the full screen; false otherwise.

Syntax

bool GetIsRenderToTexture()

GetKeepLoadedOnLevelUnload

Returns true if the canvas stays loaded when the level is unloaded; false otherwise.

Syntax

bool GetKeepLoadedOnLevelUnload()

GetNumChildElements

Returns the number of child elements that the canvas has.

Syntax

int GetNumChildElements()

GetRenderTargetName

Returns the name of the texture that is created when this canvas is rendered to a texture.

Syntax

AZStd::string GetRenderTargetName()

GetTooltipDisplayElement

Returns the entity ID of the tooltip element that is to be displayed when the pointer pauses on an interactable element.

Syntax

AZ::EntityId GetTooltipDisplayElement()

RecomputeChangedLayouts

Tells the layout manager for the canvas to recompute the layout. This happens automatically every frame. Occasionally a script modifies something that affects the layout (such as the reparenting of an element) and tries to query positions in the same frame. In this case you can call RecomputeChangedLayouts to force an immediate recalculation of all layouts on the canvas that have been flagged for recomputing.

Syntax

void RecomputeChangedLayouts()

SetDrawOrder

Sets the draw order on the canvas.

Syntax

void SetDrawOrder(int drawOrder)

SetEnabled

Sets whether the canvas is enabled. Enabled canvases are updated and rendered for each frame. Specify true to enable the canvas, false to disable.

Syntax

void SetEnabled(bool enabled)

SetHoverInteractable

Sets the interactable element on the canvas on which the pointer has been paused.

Note
This action is done automatically, but in unusual situations it can be useful to call this function from a script.

Syntax

void SetHoverInteractable(AZ::EntityId entityId)

SetIsNavigationSupported

Specify true to make the canvas accept navigation input; false otherwise.

Syntax

void SetIsNavigationSupported(bool isSupported) 

SetIsPixelAligned

Specify true to enable pixel alignment for this canvas; false otherwise.

Syntax

void SetIsPixelAligned(bool isPixelAligned)

SetIsRenderToTexture

Sets whether the canvas is rendered to a texture instead of the full screen. Specify true to render the canvas to a texture; false otherwise.

Syntax

void SetIsRenderToTexture(bool isRenderToTexture) 

SetKeepLoadedOnLevelUnload

Sets whether the canvas stays loaded when the level is unloaded. Specify true to keep the canvas loaded on level unload; false otherwise.

Syntax

void SetKeepLoadedOnLevelUnload(bool keepLoaded) 

SetRenderTargetName

Sets the name of the texture that is created when this canvas is rendered to a texture.

Syntax

void SetRenderTargetName(const AZStd::string& name)

SetTooltipDisplayElement

Sets the element that is to be displayed when the pointer pauses over an interactable element.

Syntax

void SetTooltipDisplayElement(AZ::EntityId entityId)

UiCanvasInputNotifications

Services notifications for the UiCanvasComponent.

OnCanvasEnterPressed

Called when the “enter” key is pressed. Sends the entity that was pressed or an invalid entity id if no element was pressed.

Syntax

OnCanvasEnterPressed(AZ::EntityId entityId)

OnCanvasEnterReleased

Called when the enter key is released. Sends the entity that was pressed or an invalid entity id if no element was pressed.

Syntax

OnCanvasEnterReleased(AZ::EntityId entityId)

OnCanvasHoverEnd

Called when an element ends being hovered.

Syntax

OnCanvasHoverEnd(AZ::EntityId entityId)

OnCanvasHoverStart

Called when an element starts being hovered.

Syntax

OnCanvasHoverStart(AZ::EntityId entityId)

OnCanvasPrimaryPressed

Called on a positional input press. Sends the entity that was pressed or an invalid entity id if no element was pressed.

Syntax

void OnCanvasPrimaryPressed(AZ::EntityId entityId)

OnCanvasPrimaryReleased

Called on a positional input release. Sends the entity that was pressed or an invalid entity id if no element was pressed.

Syntax

OnCanvasPrimaryReleased(AZ::EntityId entityId)

UiCanvasNotificationBus

Services notifications for the UiCanvasComponent.

OnAction

Maps the name of an action to the entity ID of a canvas component that triggers the action.

Syntax

void OnAction(AZ::EntityId entityId, const AZStd::string& actionName)

UiAnimationBus

Animation messages serviced by the UiCanvasComponent.

AbortSequence

Aborts the specified sequence.

Syntax

void AbortSequence (const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

GetSequencePlayingSpeed

Returns the current playing speed of the specified sequence.

Syntax

float GetSequencePlayingSpeed(const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

GetSequencePlayingTime

Returns the current playing time of the specified sequence.

Syntax

float GetSequencePlayingTime(const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

IsSequencePlaying

Returns true if the specified sequence is playing; false otherwise.

Syntax

bool IsSequencePlaying(const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

PauseSequence

Pauses the specified sequence.

Syntax

void PauseSequence (const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

ResetSequence

Resets the specified sequence to the start.

Syntax

void ResetSequence (const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

ResumeSequence

Causes the specified sequence to resume.

Syntax

void ResumeSequence (const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

SetSequencePlayingSpeed

Sets the current playing speed of the specified sequence.

Syntax

void SetSequencePlayingSpeed(const AZStd::string& sequenceName, float speed)

StartSequence

Starts playing the specified sequence.

Syntax

void StartSequence(const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

StopSequence

Stops playing the specified sequence.

Syntax

void StopSequence (const AZStd::string& sequenceName)

UiAnimationNotificationBus

Services animation notifications for the UiCanvasComponent.

OnUiAnimationEvent

Specifies the animation event for the specified sequence.

Syntax

void OnUiAnimationEvent(eUiAnimationEvent uiAnimationEvent, AZStd::string animSequenceName)

Following are possible values for the eUiAnimationEvent flag.

enum eUiAnimationEvent
    {
        eUiAnimationEvent_Started,
        eUiAnimationEvent_Stopped,
        eUiAnimationEvent_Aborted,
        eUiAnimationEvent_Updated
    };