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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Engine > Components > UPrimitiveComponent > UPrimitiveComponent::K2_LineTraceComponent

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UPrimitiveComponent::K2_LineTraceComponent

Perform a line trace against a single component

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References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Components/PrimitiveComponent.h
Include	#include "Components/PrimitiveComponent.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Private/PrimitiveComponentPhysics.cpp

Syntax

bool K2_LineTraceComponent
(
    FVector TraceStart,
    FVector TraceEnd,
    bool bTraceComplex,
    bool bShowTrace,
    bool bPersistentShowTrace,
    FVector & HitLocation,
    FVector & HitNormal,
    FName & BoneName,
    FHitResult & OutHit
)

Remarks

Perform a line trace against a single component

Parameters

Parameter	Description
TraceStart	The start of the trace in world-space
TraceEnd	The end of the trace in world-space
bTraceComplex	Whether or not to trace the complex physics representation or just the simple representation
bShowTrace	Whether or not to draw the trace in the world (for debugging)
bPersistentShowTrace	Whether or not to make the debugging draw stay in the world permanently

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