Unreal Engine 4 Documentation > Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Engine > Kismet > UGameplayStatics > UGameplayStatics::GetActorOfClass

UGameplayStatics::GetActorOfClass

Find the first Actor in the world of the specified class.

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References

Module	Engine
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Classes/Kismet/GameplayStatics.h
Include	#include "Kismet/GameplayStatics.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Engine/Private/GameplayStatics.cpp

Syntax

static AActor * GetActorOfClass
(
const UObject * WorldContextObject,
TSubclassOf < AActor > ActorClass
)

Remarks

Find the first Actor in the world of the specified class. This is a slow operation, use with caution e.g. do not use every frame.

Returns

Actor of the specified class.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
ActorClass	Class of Actor to find. Must be specified or result will be empty.

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