[C++] Script cant acess playerClass?

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 2:20am

I want a reference to my playerclass for my hud. But the player reference keeps to be null.

world = GetWorld();//getting the world
	if (world){ con = Cast<APlayerController>(world->GetFirstPlayerController());//getting the controller
                  UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning,TEXT("WORLD")); }//This works fine
	if (con){ player = Cast<APlayerCharacter>(con->GetCharacter());//planing to get the playerclass  
                UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("CON")); }//this works fine too
	if (player){ UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("Player")); }//but this didnt got called...why ?

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 2:23am

Where is this code being executed?

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 2:28am

AOvergrownHUD::AOvergrownHUD(const FObjectInitializer& ObjectInitializer) : Super(ObjectInitializer)
{
init();
}

void AOvergrownHUD::init()
{
	world = GetWorld();
	if (world){ con = Cast<APlayerController>(world->GetFirstPlayerController()); UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("WORLD")); }
	if (con){ player = Cast<APlayerCharacter>(con->GetCharacter());  UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("CON")); }
	if (player){ UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT("Player")); }
}

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 2:30am

Override BeginPlay or PostInitComponents and call your unit function inside of that rather than the constructor.

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 2:34am

he still dosent get the player class but thanks for awnsering

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 2:36am

It should. Did you remove the init from the constructor?

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 2:39am

i put everything in BeginPlay

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 2:45am

GetCharacter isn’t a member of APlayerController, is it something you’ve added? What is GetCharacter returning? Positive it’s been set?

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 2:47am

no its from APlayerController. And yes its returning true

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 2:49am

You’re tryng to cast whatever GetCharacter is to a player controller. I would imagine GetCharacter returns ACharacter and not APlayerController which is why player is always false.

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 2:53am

i tried : con->GetPawn(),con->GetCharacter(),con->GetControlledPawn() and con. Nothing works

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 2:55am

Right, because none of those are APlayerController, they’re all APawn or derivative of it

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 2:57am

so what should i do ?

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 2:59am

Is APlayerCharacter something you’ve defined? What is the super class of it?

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 3:01am

Yes this is my main player class. Its parent is Character. Thats why i tried GetCharacter().

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 3:03am

GetPawn should do it then assuming the APawn has been possessed.

If not try PostInitComponents rather than BeginPlay.

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 3:08am

still dosent work

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 3:18am

Positive that what you’re spawning is of that type? That the game mode is spawning your player character type?

Gunschlinger · February 7, 2015, 3:20am

yes it is

HailstoneRyan · February 7, 2015, 3:21am

If you cast to APawn or ACharacter what happens?