ACharacter::PostInitializeComponents

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Character.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualoverride

Description

Called after all components have been initialized. ACharacter uses this to wire the mesh and movement component together and cache the initial mesh offset from the capsule.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Always call Super::PostInitializeComponents() — skipping it prevents CharacterMovementComponent from registering with the mesh, breaking animation-driven movement.
• This fires before BeginPlay and before the actor is possessed, so bIsPlayerControlled and the Controller pointer are not yet reliable here.

Signature

virtual void PostInitializeComponents() override

Return Type

void

Example

Cache a component reference early C++

void AMyCharacter::PostInitializeComponents()
{
    Super::PostInitializeComponents(); // REQUIRED
    // Components are initialized — safe to query them
    MyCustomComp = FindComponentByClass<UMyCustomComponent>();
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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