Attach to socket

Development Programming & Scripting C++
1

I want to attach the root component of my equipable class to the right hand socket on the game character, how do I do this? I know I need to use


Mesh

from GameCharacter.cpp, but because I need to access this from Equipable.cpp I don’t know how to do it. Thanks.

Equipable.cpp


RootComponent->AttachTo(??? ,"hand_rSocket");
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From the ShooterGame sample:

ShooterWeapon.cpp



void AShooterWeapon::AttachMeshToPawn()
{
	if (MyPawn)
	{
		// Remove and hide both first and third person meshes
		DetachMeshFromPawn();

		// For locally controller players we attach both weapons and let the bOnlyOwnerSee, bOwnerNoSee flags deal with visibility.
		FName AttachPoint = MyPawn->GetWeaponAttachPoint();
		if( MyPawn->IsLocallyControlled() == true )
		{
			USkeletalMeshComponent* PawnMesh1p = MyPawn->GetSpecifcPawnMesh(true);
			USkeletalMeshComponent* PawnMesh3p = MyPawn->GetSpecifcPawnMesh(false);
			Mesh1P->SetHiddenInGame( false );
			Mesh3P->SetHiddenInGame( false );
			Mesh1P->AttachTo(PawnMesh1p, AttachPoint);
			Mesh3P->AttachTo(PawnMesh3p, AttachPoint);
		}
		else
		{
			USkeletalMeshComponent* UseWeaponMesh = GetWeaponMesh();
			USkeletalMeshComponent* UsePawnMesh = MyPawn->GetPawnMesh();
			UseWeaponMesh->AttachTo(UsePawnMesh, AttachPoint);	
			UseWeaponMesh->SetHiddenInGame( false );
		}
	}
}

The ‘GetWeaponAttachPoint()’ function just returns the name of the socket you want to attach to in the Pawn.