Input Component not present on my defaultPawn_BP

[Saheed_Lawanson]

As soon as i use the “if (InputComponent)” statement to run my grab and release code block it doesn’t work. So i tried logging out:

if (!InputComponent)
{
UE_LOG(LogTemp, Warning, TEXT(“input component is not present
on %s”), *GetOwner -> GetName)
}

to see if the input component is actually present. The code within the if statement ran after compiling and to double check i ejected from the DefaultPawn_BP and selected it in the world outliner to see its properties. The Input component was not present, in the lectures i learnt the input components were meant to be added automatically to my blueprints. I’ve tried manually adding the input component but its not even appearing when i search under +AddComponent. Please what can i do?

[DanM]

@Saheed_Lawanson

The Input component was not present

On later version’s it’s just not listed anymore. It’s still there however, all actors have it
https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/API/Runtime/Engine/GameFramework/AActor/InputComponent/index.html

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Are you sure you’re playing in editor and not simulating? The instance of the input component is created when spawned/begin play when a player is possessing, if you’re simulating then a player isn’t possessing so the input component isn’t created.

[Saheed_Lawanson]

Input component is not there when i play/simulate. But the input bindings for Grab() and Release() work. Since you said its not visible in new unreal updates, then its fine