AActor::GetSelectionParent

function Engine Since 4.20

#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualENGINE_APIconst

Description

Returns the immediate parent actor in the editor selection hierarchy. Used by the editor to redirect selection from a child actor to its selection parent.

Caveats & Gotchas

• The default implementation returns nullptr. If IsSelectionChild() returns true, this should return a valid actor — an inconsistency between the two will produce broken editor selection.
• This returns the *immediate* parent, not the root. Use GetRootSelectionParent() if you need the top of the selection chain.
• Changes to this return value are not reflected in the editor selection until the next selection operation — there is no live update mechanism.

Signature

ENGINE_API virtual AActor* GetSelectionParent() const

Return Type

AActor*

Example

Return the owning group actor as selection parent C++

AActor* AMyChildActor::GetSelectionParent() const
{
    return Cast<AActor>(GetOwner());
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.20

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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