(uncvr) 'if:' arg returned false, command won't run.

[lyric hatch]

I'm trying to damage an entity within 4.5 blocks of a right clicked block that is within 20 blocks of a player that is not the player themselves, and the if argument for the hurt command returns false even though the target is not a player.

The Code: https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/122851

The Console Debug:
https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/122852

[dark hull]

(uncvr) 'if:' arg returned false, command won't run.

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[potent jasper]

!debug

[upbeat elk]

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[potent jasper]

Please use our debug tool to record debugs

[lyric hatch]

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/122853

[potent jasper]

Thank you, much better

Oh that is the global if arg

!lang global if

[upbeat elk]

Language: The Global If Argument

The "if:<boolean>" argument is a special meta-argument that is available for all commands, but is more useful for some than others.
It is written like:

- stop if:<player.has_flag[forbidden]>
# Equivalent to
- if <player.has_flag[forbidden]>:
  - stop

When the if argument is used, the command will only run if the value of the argument is 'true'.

The most useful place to have this is a 'stop' command, to quickly stop a script if a condition is true (a player has a flag, lacks a permission, is outside a region, or whatever else).

If you need more complex matching, especially using '&&', '||', '==', etc. you should probably just do an 'if' command rather than using the argument.
Though if you really want to, you can use tags here like !tag objecttag.is.to or !tag elementtag.and or !tag elementtag.or.

Group

Script Command System

[potent jasper]

iiirc if operators don't work here

you need to tagify them

!t element.equals

[upbeat elk]

Tag: <ElementTag.equals[<element>]>

Returns whether the element is equal to another element.
Equivalent to if comparison: ==
You should never ever use this tag inside any 'if', 'while', etc. command.

Group

comparison

Returns

ElementTag(Boolean)

[potent jasper]

ie <[target].equals[<player>].not>

but also target is currently a list

thinking about it you probably want something else

- define target <[targetLoc].find_entities[living].within[4.5].exclude[<player>].first.if_null[null]>
- if <[target]> != null:
  - hurt 30 <[target]> source:<player>

.first returns the first entry in this list and if_null returns literal null if this fails

that way you make sure you have a target

.exclude excludes the player here

[lyric hatch]

thank you sir! 😃