create USkeletalMeshSocket with function?

Development Programming & Scripting C++
1

I am trying to create a USkeletalMeshSocket inside a function, every time that function is called.

I have this, but it gives a ‘nonstatic member must be relative’ error on CreateDefaultSubobject.


void ACntrls::Target(AStaticMeshActor* item1, AStaticMeshActor* item2)
{
	USkeletalMeshSocket* Target = CreateDefaultSubobject<USkeletalMeshSocket>(TEXT("target"));

}

Is it possible to create Components inside functions like this?

thanks!

2

You need to specify where you want this subobject to belong to. Generally, you would use it with FObjectInitializer object inside of a constructor. Something like that:


ACustomCharacter::ACustomCharacter(const class FObjectInitializer& ObjectInitializer)
    : Super(ObjectInitializer)
{
    ThirdPersonCameraBoom = ObjectInitializer.CreateDefaultSubobject<USpringArmComponent>(this, TEXT("ThirdPersonCameraBoom"));
    //...
}
3

USkeletalMeshSocket is not a component, and shouldn’t be getting created at runtime in general (unless you’re building some custom mesh builder or something like that). What are you actually trying to do, attach something to a socket or find a socket or what?

Cheers,
Michael Noland