#Get type of entity

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livid kite
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Is it possible to get the type of an entity (ie "minecraft:pig") as NBT? I thought entities had an id NBT, but it turns out they don't

zealous relicBOT
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little echo
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I think you have to hardcode them

livid kite
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dangit

little echo
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You can use a binary search to make it more efficient

livid kite
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how?

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the list of entities isn't sorted in any way

little echo
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You would need to use tags

livid kite
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wdym

frigid dock
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if you want entities to have an nbt id, just use /data to give them a custom id in the nbt
or just summon them with said data

livid kite
frigid dock
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they cant?

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dangit

livid kite
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nah, only markers

frigid dock
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tags then

livid kite
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I still then have to hardcode for each tag

silk parcelBOT
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I'll just hardcode a file like:```ansi
execute if entity @s[type=minecraft:allay] run return run data modify storage genome:temp entity set value "allay"
execute if entity @s[type=minecraft:armadillo] run return run data modify storage genome:temp entity set value "armadillo"
...

frigid dock
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uhhh

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are those files just like commands in a command block?

livid kite
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Yeah

frigid dock
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huh

worn flame
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I'm glad to say that I've had this problem before and I have found a solution!

livid kite
frigid dock
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ok

worn flame
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You can use the ride command to make the entity a passenger and get the id via the Passengers nbt

livid kite
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ooh

livid kite
worn flame
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Well, it's only one summon, one ride, one data get & one kill (that is if you don't keep the "vehicle" entity for other times you need to get an entity's id) instead 50+ execute if entity @s

It's at least way more substainable & readable I think

stray peak
livid kite
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okie thank you everyone