ACharacter::BeginPlay

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Character.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualoverride

Description

Called when the game starts or when the character is spawned into the world. Override to perform initialization that requires a fully constructed world and component tree.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Always call Super::BeginPlay() — ACharacter's implementation initializes movement base state and other internal systems.
• Components are guaranteed to be initialized by the time BeginPlay fires, but gameplay-relevant state (e.g. possessing controller) may not be set yet if the pawn is spawned before being possessed.

Signature

virtual void BeginPlay() override

Return Type

void

Example

Basic BeginPlay override C++

void AMyCharacter::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();
    // Safe to access all components and the world here
    UE_LOG(LogTemp, Log, TEXT("Character spawned at %s"), *GetActorLocation().ToString());
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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