Unreal 4.24.3 : How to Declare UPROPERTY() inside .cpp file

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What I want to do:

Create a USceneComponent at Runtime in an Actor class

	USceneComponent* UnitDesign = NewObject<USceneComponent>(this, FName(*ID));

What works:

Defining UnitDesign at Header File(.h) works without issues…

UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere)	//I can see UnitDesign in World Outliner
USceneComponent* UnitDesign = NewObject<USceneComponent>(this, FName(*ID));

What does not work for me:

Defining UnitDesign at CPP File(.cpp) inside BeginPlay() of Actor class-

UPROPERTY(VisibleAnywhere)	//I can NOT see UnitDesign in World Outliner
USceneComponent* UnitDesign = NewObject<USceneComponent>(this, FName(*ID));

Any pointers appreciated.

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How to Declare UPROPERTY() inside .cpp file

You don’t.

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You have to declare the UPROPERTY in the header but can assing the object in the source file

.h

UPROPERTY()
USceneComponent* MyComponent;

.cpp

MyComponent = NewObject<USceneComponent>(...);