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AmberLynn
AmberLynn

Reputation: 31

What is the correct way to access a blueprint class component in C++

I recently switched from unity and I wanted to know if there was a “getComponent” equivalent in UE4? I have an enemy script and I created a blueprint from that script and have added a widget with a progress bar to show the enemies health during combat. I have seen a lot of examples of how to do this in blueprint but if possible, I would like to just do it in code and let the percentage be calculated when it is needed to be, like after damage or something, rather than binding via blueprints.

I have tried using the getcomponentbyclass method but that throws an error because the component I want is not a child of the actor class.

Any help appreciated

Upvotes: 3

Views: 4839

Answers (1)

Raildex
Raildex

Reputation: 4817

You need to call GetComponentByClass() on an Actor. If your Enemy is a Component, you can call getOwner() to retrieve the actor owning this component. You can then call GetComponentByClass() on this actor instance.

Upvotes: 2

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