How to get z-axis value of a landscape based on x, y value?

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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I created a landscape in my game, and I want to create an character stands on it, so I need to get z-axis value based on x, y axis value, like:

float GetZAxisValue(float x, float y);

Any ideas?

Updates:
A same question found in AnswerHub, still no answer.
https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/49367/undefined.html

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I am not sure why you need to do that?

Can you provide more information regarding your particular scenario.

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Simply speaking: Given x, y value, how to get z value of a point on a terrain?

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I want my character moves on the terrain

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I found a same question in AnswerHub, but there is no answer.
https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/49367/undefined.html

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I dont know much about the terrain system in Unreal, but maybe a SingleLineTrace could do the trick, shooting from a point high above the terrain and at the given x,y coordinates down? You had to set the trace parameters accordingly, to trace just terrain of course.

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Wouldn’t you just use the normal capsule for collision and character movement in the character blueprint then?

It sounds like you over-complicating things slightly and that is why I asked the question.

Setting Up a Character

How to Set Up Character Movement in Blueprints

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Yes, SingleLineTrace is what I want, It works fine.
Thank you very much!