UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerController(this, 0) VS GetTankPlayerController()

[bMeile]

Question regarding the getting player controller in ToonTanksGameMode.cpp. Is there a reason we are not using

Tank->DisableInput(UGameplayStatics::GetPlayerController(this, 0));

instead of making a getter for a private APlayerController in tank class and using that to disable input?

Would it provide the same result?

[DanM]

You don’t actually need either. You can simply pass in this or even nullptr. This is the code for DisableInput

void APawn::DisableInput(class APlayerController* PlayerController)
{
	if (PlayerController == Controller || PlayerController == nullptr)
	{
		bInputEnabled = false;
	}
	else
	{
		UE_LOG(LogPawn, Error, TEXT("DisableInput can only be specified on a Pawn for its Controller"));
	}
}