how to detect left click using entityHit?

[sage ether]

i would like to set a player's scoreboard to 1 when they are left clicking, and to 0 when they aren't left clicking. how would i do this (new to scripting)

[spark flicker]

Why do you want to set the scoreboard that way, if i may ask?

I don't think it's possible to detect when player is hitting empty air

[frail flower]

So you want it to add 1 score whenever they punch an entity?

[sage ether]

no no like, im basically trying to detect when the player is left clicking, like how you would with an animation controller with variable.attack_time , except with scripts. while the player is swinging, scoreboard = 1 , while the player is not swinging, scoreboard = 0

[frail flower]

so left clicking at any time?

[sage ether]

yea

[frail flower]

because you can't check for left click while punching air but you can check for left clicking on blocks and entities if that's what you want

[sage ether]

ohh ok then nvm its fine

ty

[frail flower]

so you don't want help anymore?

[sage ether]

well actually, i am now wondering, how would i detect when the player punches a block?

[crimson patio]

if a player punches a block then yes, you can use detect it using entityHit

[frail flower]

when using entityHit you can do let block = data.hitBlock and it will return the block that they hit