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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Engine > GameFramework > APawn > APawn::GetDamageInstigator

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APawn::GetDamageInstigator

Get the controller instigating the damage.

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References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/GameFramework/Pawn.h
Include	#include "GameFramework/Pawn.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Private/Pawn.cpp

Syntax

virtual AController * GetDamageInstigator
(
AController * InstigatedBy,
const UDamageType & DamageType
) const

Remarks

Get the controller instigating the damage. If the damage is caused by the world and the supplied controller is nullptr or is this pawn's controller, uses LastHitBy as the instigator.

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