APawn::GetController

function Engine Blueprint Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/Pawn.h"

Access: public Specifiers: BlueprintCallable

Description

Returns the controller currently possessing this pawn, or null if unpossessed. A templated overload exists for casting directly to a specific controller type.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Returns null on remote clients in a multiplayer session because AController is not replicated to non-owning clients — always check HasAuthority() or IsLocallyControlled() before relying on the result.
• The templated version GetController<T>() is a convenient Cast<T> wrapper; prefer it when you already know the expected type to avoid a separate cast.

Signature

AController* GetController() const;

Return Type

AController*

Examples

Cast the pawn's controller to PlayerController and enable input Blueprint

Get the player controller driving this pawn C++

APlayerController* PC = GetController<APlayerController>();
if (PC)
{
    // This pawn is controlled by a player
    PC->ClientPlaySound(SomeSound);
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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