open a widget via c++ code example
Example: ue4 c++ how to open a blueprint widget
// Where menu might be your widget.
Menu->AddToViewport();
// Step 0 get player controller.
auto PlayerController = GetFirstLocalPlayerController();
if (!ensure(PlayerController != nullptr)) return;
// Step 1 setup an input mode. There are multiple such as game only or game and UI as well.
FInputModeUIOnly InputModeData;
// Step 2 config is specific to the type
InputModeData.SetLockMouseToViewport(false);
InputModeData.SetWidgetToFocus(Menu->TakeWidget()); //Because UMG wraps Slate
// Step 3 set the mode for the player controller
PlayerController->SetInputMode(InputModeData);
// Step 4 enable cursor so you know what to click on:
PlayerController->bShowMouseCursor = true;