# How can I call a function in my gamemode from an actor (cyclic dependency)?

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**Created:** [June 29, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-can-i-call-a-function-in-my-gamemode-from-an-actor-cyclic-dependency/287020 "2014-06-29T12:56:51Z")\
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I’ve had this problem with PlayerController and the HUD class. You solve cyclic dependency issues with forward declarations as described here in this tutorial

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