Unreal Engine 4.x Scripting with C++ Cookbook - Second Edition

How to do it...

1. Add a new member to your custom class in C++ by making the following changes in the public section of the MyFirstActor.h file:

UPROPERTY() 
UStaticMeshComponent* Mesh; 

2. Add the following lines to the constructor inside the MyFirstActor.cpp file:

// Sets default valuesAMyFirstActor::AMyFirstActor(){   // Set this actor to call Tick() every frame. You can turn   // this off to improve performance if you don't need it.  PrimaryActorTick.bCanEverTick = true;  // Creates a StaticMeshComponent on this object and assigns  // Mesh to it  Mesh = CreateDefaultSubobject<UStaticMeshComponent>         ("BaseMeshComponent");}

3. Once finished, save both files and compile them by using the Compile button in the editor, or building the project in Visual ...