APlayerController::GetViewTarget

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "GameFramework/PlayerController.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualoverride

Description

Returns the actor the player's camera is currently targeting. Normally this is the possessed pawn, but it can differ when using `SetViewTargetWithBlend` or a camera cut. The camera manager uses this to determine placement and orientation.

Signature

virtual AActor* GetViewTarget() const override

Return Type

AActor*

Caveats & Gotchas

• The view target is managed by `APlayerCameraManager`; this call queries it.
• During camera blends, returns the current primary target, not the blend-to target.
• Returns `nullptr` if no view target is set, which is rare in normal gameplay.

Example

Get the camera's focus point C++

AActor* Target = PlayerController->GetViewTarget();
if (Target)
{
    FVector CamPos = Target->GetActorLocation();
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—
5.0	stable	—

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