How can I check if a player can build in a specific location? I have a block.setType(material) method and I want to only execute it if at the location of the block the player is able to build.
#Check if a player can build in a specific location
final sundial
modest plaza
i guess you have some kind of protection plugin like worldguard?
final sundial
I don't have a specific one, no
modest plaza
would be easier to have such a plugin that will block it for you only let your blockplace event have a lower priority than wordguard
so it wont run if worldguard says no
final sundial
If a server has other plugins that don't use worldguard and still cancel block place event in specific regions, would I still be able to check with worldguard if a player cannot place in those regions?
modest plaza
well the listeners with the higher priority will decide what finally happens
actually just having a monitor priority and blocking the listener when the event is cancelled will work too
@EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.MONITOR, ignoreCancelled = true)
public void onBlockPlace() {}```is there a way to call the event? because i don't think that block.setType() triggers the event, and the player is not actually the one placing the block.
final sundial
to call the event from code (instead of Bukkit calling it)
bitter dagger
```java
@EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.MONITOR, ignoreCancelled = true)
...
Note: You should never use the monitor priority to change the state of an event.
Only to use data.
modest plaza
i k
final sundial
The point is not to change event, just to check if it is cancelled or not
bitter dagger
It was for molioron, if one day he need to
bitter dagger
is there a way to call the event? because i don't think that block.setType() tri...
There's something like
BlockPlaceEvent event = new BlockPlaceEvent(event);
Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
BlockPlaceEvent(Block placedBlock, BlockState replacedBlockState, Block placedAgainst, ItemStack itemInHand, Player thePlayer, boolean canBuild, EquipmentSlot hand)
Btw, if I want to create an instance of an event (in order to call it to check if a different plugin cancels it or not), I need to pass it the placedBlock. Problem is that the block has yet to be placed (I want to call the event before block.setType). is there a way to create a Block instance that does not actually exist in a world?
final sundial
```BlockPlaceEvent(Block placedBlock, BlockState replacedBlockState, Block place...
I mean, can I somehow copy the block instance (like a copy constructor), change its material without affecting the actual block?
the actual block that is the literal block placed in the world
final sundial
Welp, I think I have managed to do it. for anyone wondering:
/**
* Whether a given player can place a block in a certain location
* @param player the given player
* @param block the block where to place
* @param newMaterial the new material to replace the old one
* @return true if the player can place a block there, otherwise false.
*/
public boolean canPlaceBlock(Player player, Block block, Material newMaterial)
{
// the old material before "placing"
Material oldMaterial = block.getType();
// the state of the block before it was placed
BlockState replacedState = block.getState();
// the location under the block
Location blockUnderLocation = block.getLocation(); // currently, not under
blockUnderLocation.add(0,-1,0); // make the block, under
// the block that the given block was "placed against" (not really because it was never placed)
Block placedAgainst = blockUnderLocation.getBlock();
block.setType(newMaterial); // *temporarily* set material
// the place event
BlockPlaceEvent placeEvent = new BlockPlaceEvent(block, replacedState, placedAgainst,
new ItemStack(newMaterial, 1), player, true, EquipmentSlot.HAND);
Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(placeEvent);
// whether the event got cancelled or not
boolean isCancelled = placeEvent.isCancelled();
block.setType(oldMaterial); // return old material
return !isCancelled;
}