Simple java questions

ok im trying to organize my code and i would like to know how i can do something like this

getArena("arena name").getStatus();

do i need a class called getArena? and then a method getStatus in it?

kinda like the getServer().getAllowEnd();

just returns a boolean

 

getArena would be a method. If you put the getArena method in the main plugin class, it would return the type Arena (which obviously is the arena), then getStatus() would be a method in the Arena class.

 

Your need an API that let's you do that so for instance:

Code:java

public String getArena() {
 
But then of course you need to return it, and add in what you want it to do when get the arena.
 
EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

ok i got something somewhat working i have a class called Arena and a method with the following

Code:java

    private Arena getArenaManager = new Arena();
    public final Arena getArena(String arena){
        return getArenaManager;
    }

here is my arena.java

Code:

package me.icyrelic.com.ArenaManager;
 
import java.util.HashMap;
 
public class Arena {
   
    public HashMap<String, Boolean> arenas = new HashMap<String, Boolean>();
   
    public boolean getStatus(){
       
        return true;
       
    }
 
}

now how do i use the string i put in the getArena("arena name")

in the getStatus method

in my arena.java its not setting the arenaName and is returning with the system.out.println when it should return the other false because its not in the hashmap

the console message comes out as " ERROR the string arenaName was not set"

Code:java

package me.icyrelic.com.ArenaManager;
 
import java.util.HashMap;
 
public class Arena {
 
private HashMap<String, Boolean> arenas = new HashMap<String, Boolean>();
 
 
private static String arenaName = "";
public Arena(String arena) {
arenaName = arena;
}
 
public boolean getStatus(){
 
if(arenas.containsKey(arenaName)){
if(arenas.get(arenaName)){
return true;
}else{
return false;
}
}else{
System.out.println(arenaName+" ERROR the string arenaName was not set");
return false;
}
 
}
 
}
 

got it working changed the getArena to

Code:

    public final Arena getArena(String arena){
        return new Arena(arena);
    }

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.