APawn::IsControlled

function Engine Blueprint Deprecated Since 4.0

Deprecated: IsControlled is deprecated. To check if this pawn is controlled by anything, call IsPawnControlled. To check if this pawn is controlled only by the player, call IsPlayerControlled.

#include "GameFramework/Pawn.h"

Access: public Specifiers: BlueprintCallable

Description

Returns true if the pawn currently has a valid controller. Deprecated since 4.24 — use IsPawnControlled() to check for any controller, or IsPlayerControlled() to check for a human player specifically.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Deprecated since UE 4.24. Calling this will produce a compile-time deprecation warning; migrate to IsPawnControlled() (any controller) or IsPlayerControlled() (human players only) depending on your intent.
• The old function did not distinguish between AI and player controllers; the ambiguity is why it was replaced with two more explicit alternatives.

Signature

ENGINE_API bool IsControlled() const;

Return Type

bool

Examples

Branch on whether this pawn is controlled (deprecated — prefer Is Pawn Controlled) Blueprint

Migrating away from IsControlled C++

// Old (deprecated):
// if (MyPawn->IsControlled()) { ... }

// New — check for any controller (AI or player):
if (MyPawn->IsPawnControlled()) { /* has any controller */ }

// New — check for human player only:
if (MyPawn->IsPlayerControlled()) { /* controlled by a player */ }

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	deprecated	—
4.24	deprecated	Deprecated in 4.24. Use IsPawnControlled() or IsPlayerControlled() instead.

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