How to get actor ID Name in c++

ryuikuya · October 13, 2014, 2:57am

I have many actors in scene what is made by same blueprint.
and the blueprint was base on a c++ class.

how can I get the actor ID name in c++

birdfreeyahoo · October 13, 2014, 5:59am

You can get the actor name by calling GetName() on any UObject.

An ID you get by calling GetUniqueID().

ryuikuya · October 13, 2014, 6:46am

Thank you very much. it worked!

birdfreeyahoo · October 13, 2014, 6:48am

No problem. When you have such problems you can look inside the C++ API and look after these functions.

ryuikuya · October 13, 2014, 6:50am

Thank you , I will do like that.^^

anonymous_user_f6530a3e1 · April 29, 2015, 2:37am

If it’s an actor, I found that GetName() returns the ID (the name you get if you hover over the object in the Outliner).

To get the Label that is displayed, use GetLabel()

I’m using 4.7.6

anonymous_user_36c68e4a · February 14, 2018, 2:08pm

In 4.18 it’s now GetActorLabel() instead…

AliCormack · April 17, 2019, 8:49am

Worth noting GetActorLabel() is Editor only!

hiiii5 · August 16, 2023, 8:58am

Not to revive a dead topic but this method is insufficient for saved data, just so that anyone coming to this will know. Spawned actors are not guaranteed to have their name assigned, therefore the _### that gets added can vary.