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UAbilitySystemComponent::GiveAbility

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References

Module	GameplayAbilities
Header	/Engine/Plugins/Runtime/GameplayAbilities/Source/GameplayAbilities/Public/AbilitySystemComponent.h
Include	#include "AbilitySystemComponent.h"
Source	/Engine/Plugins/Runtime/GameplayAbilities/Source/GameplayAbilities/Private/AbilitySystemComponent_Abilities.cpp

Syntax

FGameplayAbilitySpecHandle GiveAbility
(
const FGameplayAbilitySpec & AbilitySpec
)

Remarks

GameplayAbilities

The role of the AbilitySystemComponent with respect to Abilities is to provide: -Management of ability instances (whether per actor or per execution instance). -Someone has to keep track of these instances. -Non instanced abilities could be executed without any ability stuff in AbilitySystemComponent. They should be able to operate on an GameplayAbilityActorInfo + GameplayAbility.

As convenience it may provide some other features: -Some basic input binding (whether instanced or non instanced abilities). -Concepts like "this component has these abilitiesGrants Ability. Returns handle that can be used in TryActivateAbility, etc.

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