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Hi! Im beginner programming in java, this is for a minecraft plugin

I need to compare if one head is legacy and another is modern, what do I mean? In current versions the head is represented by the id PLAYER_HEAD, but in older versions it is represented by SKULL_ITEM so I need to know how can I know if a head is legacy or not?

I am trying to make an event, where if the user places a special head, a message will appear in the chat.

I have some "examples" of the idea im trying to implement on events. is something like this

        try {
            // if both of these succeed, then we are running
            // in a legacy api, but on a modern (1.13+) server.
            Material.class.getDeclaredField("PLAYER_HEAD");
            Material.valueOf("SKULL");

            if (!warningPosted) {
                Bukkit.getLogger().warning("SKULLCREATOR API - Using the legacy bukkit API with 1.13+ bukkit versions is not supported!");
                warningPosted = true;
            }
        } catch (NoSuchFieldException | IllegalArgumentException ignored) {}
    }```


How can I determine the material and proceed with my event?

#Check if a head is legacy or modern