Actor OnDeconstruction?

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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I’m using the virtual function OnConstruction to rebuild and create components based on properties users can change, just like you can with blueprints (ConstructionScript). It is fired off every time a property is changed so you can rebuild if necessary.

I would like to know when the user deletes the actor from the editor though. Is there an event or virtual override I can use when this happens to process some code prior to it being removed? I looked into BeginDestroy but that is not called. The process of destroying an object only takes place when you go through the BeginPlay/EndPlay but not while working in the editor.

Is this possible? I can’t seem to find the answer looking through the source.

Thanks,
-jv

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Destroyed() should be called in the Editor case as well. Ideally at some point in the future Destroyed would be for editor-only and EndPlay would be for in-game only, but because Destroyed existed long before EndPlay they are both called in the game case as well.

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Beautiful! Thanks!