A Question on Casting

[Subhajit]

We are writing
GameModeRef=Cast(UGameplayStatics::GetGameMode(GetWorld()));

Can’t we just Write:
GameModeRef=(ATankGameModeBase* )(UGameplayStatics::GetGameMode(GetWorld()));
as usual c++ Syntax;

Will it not Work??

[DanM]

@Subhajit

as usual c++ Syntax;

To be really pedantic that’s technically that’s C syntax. C++ has the named casts (static_cast, dynamic_cast, etc.)

@Subhajit

Will it not Work??

It will “work” but it’s not type safe. If the game mode isn’t an ATankGameModeBase then you will get undefined behaviour. Whereas with Cast<> it will be set to nullptr which you can check against.