APawn

class Engine Blueprint Since 1.0

Inherits: UObjectBase › UObjectBaseUtility › UObject › AActor › APawn

#include "GameFramework/Pawn.h"

Access: public Specifiers: UCLASS

Description

APawn is the base class for all actors that can be possessed and controlled by a PlayerController or an AIController. Pawns receive input and can be moved through a MovementComponent.

Signature

class APawn : public AActor

Caveats & Gotchas

• Pawns require a Controller to receive input. Unpossessed pawns do not process player input.
• For humanoid characters with walking/running/jumping, prefer ACharacter which extends APawn with a CharacterMovementComponent.
• Possession can be replicated in multiplayer but the logic must be server-authoritative.

Example

Minimal pawn with input C++

void AMyPawn::SetupPlayerInputComponent(UInputComponent* InputComp)
{
    Super::SetupPlayerInputComponent(InputComp);
    InputComp->BindAxis("MoveForward", this, &AMyPawn::MoveForward);
}

void AMyPawn::MoveForward(float Value)
{
    if (Value != 0.f && Controller)
    {
        AddMovementInput(GetActorForwardVector(), Value);
    }
}

Functions (2)

Utility 2

Utility

2 ▼

Access	Type	Name	Description
public	function	APawn::GetController	Returns the controller currently possessing this pawn, or nullptr if unpossessed.
public	function	APawn::IsLocallyControlled	Returns true if this pawn is controlled by the local player on this machine.

Version History

Introduced in: 1.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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