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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Editor > UnrealEd > Kismet2 > FComponentEditorUtils > FComponentEditorUtils::FindMatchingComponent

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FComponentEditorUtils::FindMatchingComponent

Tries to find a match for ComponentInstance in the ComponentList.

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References

Module	UnrealEd
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Public/Kismet2/ComponentEditorUtils.h
Include	#include "Kismet2/ComponentEditorUtils.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Editor/UnrealEd/Private/Kismet2/ComponentEditorUtils.cpp

Syntax

static UActorComponent * FindMatchingComponent
(
UActorComponent * ComponentInstance,
const TInlineComponentArray< UActorComponent * > & ComponentList
)

Remarks

Tries to find a match for ComponentInstance in the ComponentList. First by name and then if multiple Components have a matching name try to match the SceneComponent hierarchy to find the best match.

Returns

Valid Component pointer if match was found. nullptr otherwise.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
ComponentInstance	Component we are trying to match in the ComponentList
ComponentList	List containing possible matches

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