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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Editor > ViewportInteraction > UViewportInteractor > GetHitResultFromLaserPointer > UViewportInteractor::GetHitResultFromLaserPointer

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UViewportInteractor::GetHitResultFromLaserPointer

Traces along the laser pointer vector and returns what it first hits in the world

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Deprecated

bool bIgnoreGizmos replaced with EHitResultGizmoFilterMode GizmoFilterMode

References

Module	ViewportInteraction
Header	/Engine/Source/Editor/ViewportInteraction/Public/ViewportInteractor.h
Include	#include "ViewportInteractor.h"

Syntax

virtual FHitResult GetHitResultFromLaserPointer
(
    TArray< AActor * > * OptionalListOfIgnoredActors,
    const bool bIgnoreGizmos,
    TArray< UClass * > * ObjectsInFrontOfGizmo,
    const bool bEvenIfBlocked,
    const float LaserLengthOverride
)

Remarks

Traces along the laser pointer vector and returns what it first hits in the world

Returns

What the laster pointer hit

Parameters

Parameter	Description
OptionalListOfIgnoredActors	Actors to exclude from hit testing
bIgnoreGizmos	True if no gizmo results should be returned, otherwise they are preferred (x-ray)
bEvenIfUIIsInFront	If true, ignores any UI that might be blocking the ray
LaserLengthOverride	If zero the default laser length (VREdMode::GetLaserLength) is used

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