AActor::GetNetDriver

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"

Access: public Specifiers: ENGINE_APIconst

Description

Returns the UNetDriver this actor is bound to, or nullptr if the actor has no net driver association. Used internally by the replication system.

• Returns nullptr for actors that are not networked or whose world has no net driver — always null-check before using the result.
• Actors can be bound to non-default net drivers (e.g. a demo recorder driver or a beacon driver) via the NetDriverName property; GetNetDriver() respects this and may not return the game's primary net driver.
• Do not cache the returned pointer across frames — net drivers can be destroyed and recreated during seamless travel.

ENGINE_API class UNetDriver* GetNetDriver() const

class UNetDriver*

Check if the actor has an active net driver C++

UNetDriver* NetDriver = MyActor->GetNetDriver();
if (NetDriver && NetDriver->IsServer())
{
    // We are on the authority side of this net driver
}

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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