From 916d188d5bcb400756c5cf248d9d31c2e0e73219 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wonkyhonky2024 <wonkyhonky2024@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 23:18:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] this was probably a bad idea because they need to be actors
 for events to work

---
 Source/MyProject/Private/MagicFloatInput.cpp  |  5 +++++
 .../MyProject/Private/VerifierTextBlock.cpp   |  9 ++++++++-
 Source/MyProject/Public/MagicFloatInput.h     | 10 ++++++++++
 Source/MyProject/Public/VerifierTextBlock.h   | 20 ++++++++++++++-----
 4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Source/MyProject/Private/MagicFloatInput.cpp b/Source/MyProject/Private/MagicFloatInput.cpp
index d09a782..9613d23 100644
--- a/Source/MyProject/Private/MagicFloatInput.cpp
+++ b/Source/MyProject/Private/MagicFloatInput.cpp
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ void UMagicFloatInput::HandleOnTextCommitted(
     x = FCString::Atod(*inText.ToString());
 
   SetText(FText::FromString(FString::Printf(TEXT("%.7f"), x)));
+  HandleMagicFloatsMangledEvent();
+}
+
+void UMagicFloatInput::HandleMagicFloatsMangledEvent() {
+  OnMagicFloatsMangled.ExecuteIfBound();
 }
diff --git a/Source/MyProject/Private/VerifierTextBlock.cpp b/Source/MyProject/Private/VerifierTextBlock.cpp
index e07918a..5f18f59 100644
--- a/Source/MyProject/Private/VerifierTextBlock.cpp
+++ b/Source/MyProject/Private/VerifierTextBlock.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 // Fill out your copyright notice in the Description page of Project Settings.
 
-
 #include "VerifierTextBlock.h"
 
+void UVerifierTextBlock::NativeOnInitialized() {
+  if (destInput != nullptr) {
+    destInput->OnMagicFloatsMangled.BindUObject(
+        this,
+        &UVerifierTextBlock::verifyFloats
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Source/MyProject/Public/MagicFloatInput.h b/Source/MyProject/Public/MagicFloatInput.h
index 76495c0..7ac7c17 100644
--- a/Source/MyProject/Public/MagicFloatInput.h
+++ b/Source/MyProject/Public/MagicFloatInput.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <Components/TextBlock.h>
 #include "MagicFloatInput.generated.h"
 
+DECLARE_DELEGATE(FOnMagicFloatsMangledDelegate);
+
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -22,4 +24,12 @@ class MYPROJECT_API UMagicFloatInput : public UEditableTextBox {
 
   UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
   UTextBlock * sourceInput;
+
+  UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
+  UTextBlock * myVerifier;
+
+  UFUNCTION()
+  void HandleMagicFloatsMangledEvent();
+
+  FOnMagicFloatsMangledDelegate OnMagicFloatsMangled;
 };
diff --git a/Source/MyProject/Public/VerifierTextBlock.h b/Source/MyProject/Public/VerifierTextBlock.h
index 2bc9569..35b55c2 100644
--- a/Source/MyProject/Public/VerifierTextBlock.h
+++ b/Source/MyProject/Public/VerifierTextBlock.h
@@ -4,14 +4,24 @@
 
 #include "CoreMinimal.h"
 #include "Components/TextBlock.h"
+#include "MagicFloatInput.h"
 #include "VerifierTextBlock.generated.h"
 
 /**
- * 
+ *
  */
 UCLASS()
-class MYPROJECT_API UVerifierTextBlock : public UTextBlock
-{
-	GENERATED_BODY()
-	
+class MYPROJECT_API UVerifierTextBlock : public UTextBlock {
+
+  GENERATED_BODY()
+
+  UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
+  UTextBlock * sourceInput;
+
+  UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere)
+  UMagicFloatInput * destInput;
+
+  void verifyFloats();
+
+  void BeginPlay() override;
 };