Error Accessing Class* ClassPtr

i am having trouble working this out

 UDecalComponent* DC;
 DC.FadeScreenSize = 1;    // DC give error expression need class type

how do i correctly access DC

DC is a pointer to an UDecalComponent object. Have you created this UDecalComponent? You know, something like this:

DC = CreateDefaultSubobject<UDecalComponent>(TEXT("DecalComponent"));

If you don’t, then you’re trying to access a null pointer.