APawn::DisableInput

function Engine Blueprint Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Pawn.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualoverride

Description

Prevents this pawn from processing player input. APawn's override clears the internal bInputEnabled flag in addition to blocking the InputComponent, ensuring movement input accumulation also stops.

Caveats & Gotchas

• DisableInput does not clear already-accumulated movement input (ControlInputVector). If the movement component runs after DisableInput is called this frame, it may still consume and apply the buffered input.
• Calling DisableInput(nullptr) disables input for all controllers and is not automatically re-enabled on possession — you must explicitly call EnableInput again.

Signature

virtual void DisableInput(APlayerController* PlayerController) override;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
PlayerController	APlayerController*	The player controller to disable input for. Pass nullptr to disable for all controllers.	—

Return Type

void

Examples

Disable player input when a cutscene starts Blueprint

Disable input during a cutscene C++

void AMyPawn::StartCutscene()
{
	if (APlayerController* PC = Cast<APlayerController>(GetController()))
	{
		DisableInput(PC);
	}
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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