USceneComponent::GetComponentLocation

function Engine Since 4.0

#include "Components/SceneComponent.h"

Access: public

Description

Returns the component's world-space location. This reflects the fully resolved transform after applying the parent hierarchy, unlike GetRelativeLocation() which returns only the local offset from the parent.

Signature

FVector GetComponentLocation() const

Return Type

FVector

Caveats & Gotchas

• Returns world-space position, not relative to parent. Use GetRelativeLocation() if you need the local offset.
• The Blueprint-callable version is K2_GetComponentLocation (exposed as 'Get World Location'). In C++ you can call GetComponentLocation() directly for the inline version.
• For skeletal mesh bone/socket positions, use GetSocketLocation() instead — GetComponentLocation() returns the mesh component's root origin, not individual bone positions.

Example

Get a component's world position C++

FVector MuzzlePos = MuzzleComponent->GetComponentLocation();
SpawnProjectileAt(MuzzlePos, MuzzleComponent->GetComponentRotation());

Version History

Introduced in: 4.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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