Problem casting to static mesh component of an actor. C++

Development Programming & Scripting
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Hello. I have been working with Nvidia Waveworks recently and have an issue.
I have a component called WaveWorksFloating that has a UStaticMeshComponent* variable name BuoyancyBodyComponent. When I attach WaveWorksFloating component to a static mesh and use this cast to set it:

BuoyancyBodyComponent = Cast<UStaticMeshComponent>(GetOwner()->GetComponentByClass(UStaticMeshComponent::StaticClass()));

It works as expected. However, when I attach WaveWorksFloating to a blueprint actor or c++ actor that has a Static Mesh Component, it no longer works. I am having a hard time trying to fix this and could use some help. Thanks
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It randomly started working. Not sure what changed, maybe the waveworks actor needed to be refreshed? Idk.

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When you get quirky behavior, or things you know are correct aren’t behaving. Its worth it to make sure the project compiles, then close Ue4 and rebuild the derived files.