Description
Sets the bHidden flag directly without triggering virtual behavior or component notifications. Exists as a transitional accessor so subclasses do not need direct property access.
Caveats & Gotchas
- • The header explicitly states that SetActorHiddenInGame is preferred in most cases — it respects virtual overrides and propagates visibility changes to all attached components. Use SetHidden only when you specifically need to bypass those side effects.
- • Because this bypasses component notifications, individual components will not update their visibility — the actor may appear visible in-game even after calling SetHidden(true) until something else triggers a component update.
- • This is not replicated automatically — changes made via SetHidden on the server will not propagate to clients unless bHidden is included in the actor's replicated properties, which it is for most actors by default.
Signature
ENGINE_API void SetHidden(const bool bInHidden)Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| bInHidden | const bool | The new hidden state to assign to the bHidden property. | — |
Return Type
void Example
Force bHidden without component propagation in a serialization path C++
void AMyActor::RestoreFromSaveData(const FMySaveRecord& Record)
{
// Restore the raw flag; component visibility will be rebuilt on next tick
SetHidden(Record.bWasHidden);
}Tags
Version History
Introduced in: unknown
| Version | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | stable | — |
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