Add components in C++

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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Trying to using a TArray and a TArray
to add components dynamicly.
This is my plan:
be able to add a skeletalmesh at runtime or blueprint, and use a TArray to hold all SkeletalMeshComponent created by skeletalmeshes.
I already created two TArrays, but don’t know how to make my skeletal meshes into components.
Anyone help me?

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You can do something like this:

USkeletalMeshComponent* mesh = NewObject<USkeletalMeshComponent>(TheActor,"skeletal mesh");
mesh->SetupAttachment(TheActor->GetRootComponent());
mesh->RegisterComponent();

Where TheActor would be the actor, that you want the skeletal mesh to attach to. You could then add them to your array like this:

TArray<USkeletalMeshComponent*> YourArray;
YourArray.Add(mesh);
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Also, do not forget to

mesh->SetSkeletalMesh(YourSkeletalMesh);

In UE, a SkeletalMesh (asset) does not automatically create a SkeletalMeshComponent (component) for it: you have to create it like pulp_user explained, and then assign the SkeletalMesh to it.

4

Thank you guys.
One more question, is it alright to use the same object(in your reply, “mesh”), to NewObject and add it to the array? like this:
for(…)
{
mesh = newobject<…>(…);
ComponentsArray.add(mesh);
}
will it work?

5

It works fine, thank you guys!