Add items to players from a config

I have a configuration with a list of items.
It looks like this:
items:
- DIAMOND_SWORD

Here is my code:

Code:java

ItemStack[] items = (ItemStack[]) Main.instance.getConfig().getList("kits."+args[0]+".items").toArray();
                    p.getInventory().addItem(items);

But it doesn't give me any items?
Why?

 

BetaNyan

Because the items in your config do not represent a serialized ItemStack. An example of a serialized ItemStack:

Code:

items:
- ==: org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack
  type: DIAMOND_SWORD

 

What if I want people to be able to do only DIAMOND_SWORD? Could I do something like a Material[]?

 

BetaNyan read the value as a String, then use Material.valueOf(thatString) to get the Material, then create a new ItemStack from that Material.

 

BetaNyan

PHP:

String name = this.getConfig().getString(String Name); // Gets the ItemStack from the config.
ItemStack item = new ItemStack(Material.getMaterial(item)); // Creates a new ItemStack, using the string "name" to create the ItemStack. NOTE: getMaterial(); method asks for a string.
player.getInventory().addItem(item); // Adding the ItemStack to the player's inventory.