Solved Changing stained clay Color

Hello,

I was trying to change a block to stained clay, with a specific color, but I can't get how to do it, even at looking at the docs.

Code:java

if(block.getTypeId() == plugin.getConfig().getInt("floor_block")){
            ItemStack stack = new ItemStack(Material.STAINED_CLAY, 1, (short) 5);
            MaterialData newBlock = stack.getData();
            block.setTypeIdAndData(Material.STAINED_CLAY, arg1, true);
            }

I can't find a way to get the stack data in byte, for "arg1".

Please help,
Sneling

 

Sneling What? Do you mean turn a String to a byte? Byte.parseByte(String)?

 

Skionz What I want is to get a way to put a certain color on a stained clay block, no matter what the way to it is. And I try your thing, it returns an error. I think byte is not the way for getting to it.

 

It will throw an error if the String cannot be turned into a byte.

 

Skionz Isn't there an another way for coloring a stained clay?

 

Sneling

Code:java

 
//For ItemStacks
ItemStack item = new ItemStack(Material.STAINED_CLAY, 1, (byte)colour);
 
//If it's an existing stack
item.setData((byte)colour);
 

Code:java

 
//If you know the block is stained clay
Block block = world.getBlockAt(x, y, z);
 
//Otherwise
Block block = world.getBlockAt(x, y, z).setType(Material.STAINED_CLAY);
 
//Set the data (Where the colour value is stored in clay
block.setData((byte)colour);
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Note this might not be correct, because I don't have an IDE available at the moment.[/syntax]

 

Dudemister1999 Yeah, thanks. I have finally achieved to figure it out, and you're code is exactly what I had