AActor::PostActorCreated

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualENGINE_API

Description

Called after an actor is spawned into the world (via UWorld::SpawnActor), both in the editor and during gameplay. Native components have been created and the location/rotation are set, but construction scripts have not yet run.

Caveats & Gotchas

• PostActorCreated runs before construction scripts (BuildingComponents, user construction script). Do not rely on Blueprint construction script output being available here.
• Unlike BeginPlay, this fires in the editor when an actor is placed or duplicated — guard editor-only logic carefully if you override this function.
• Always call Super::PostActorCreated() to ensure the engine can complete its own initialization.

Signature

ENGINE_API virtual void PostActorCreated();

Return Type

void

Example

Performing post-spawn C++ initialization C++

void AMyActor::PostActorCreated()
{
	Super::PostActorCreated();
	// Native components exist here, so we can configure them
	if (MeshComponent)
	{
		MeshComponent->SetCastShadow(bShouldCastShadow);
	}
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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