Config Issue

ok, I know there's a few way's to get a config, but I need to do it so you can edit the config to your extent. Someone told me to do something like this, but I didn't understand it much, and he said he didn't have time, and had to go, and to ask you guys, well here's the code he told me

Code:java

 @Override
    public void onEnable() {
        something = this;
 
        config = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(new File("something", "config.yml"));

And, what I'm mainly asking is, would this work, if not, what would where server owner's can edit the config.yml to their extent.

 

iiHeroo You can use Bukkit's native config system:

Code:

config = getConfig();

But the way you are doing it for a separate config:

Code:

config = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(new File(getDataFolder(), "file.yml"));

 

And would I do like

Code:

saveDefaultConfig();

under it ?

 

iiHeroo If you want comments to be saved for the config, yes, you would do that.

 

And would the config still be editable for server owners ?

 

yes...

 

iiHeroo yes, creating a custom .yml file will make it function like a config.yml file.

 

iiHeroo Yes. The whole point of a config is to be editable by server owners.

 

okay thanks, xD, I just wanted to make sure, I didn't want to find out in the end and not it being able to work.

uh, I know it's solved and all, but uh, I return with an error, should it be a variable, the error is the "config" http://gyazo.com/563c5ed7037674d12307d89caac9e6b0

Code:

@Override
    public void onEnable(){
        config = getConfig();
        saveDefaultConfig();
       
        

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

 

iiHeroo Er, well, you need to define the variable.

Code:java

Configuration config;
 
@Override
    public void onEnable(){
        config = getConfig();
        saveDefaultConfig();

 

iiHeroo

Code:

FileConfiguration config;

 

Yeah, I know, I got that. Thanks for all of you're help, Bukkit has a great community

okay, uh, just percussion, I have a warning for "config" on line 12, the warning is:

- Write occurrence of 'config'
- The value of serverinfoplus.config is not used

CODE:

Code:java

package org.horrgs.me;
 
import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
public class serverinfoplus extends JavaPlugin{
 
public final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
private FileConfiguration config;
public static serverinfoplus plugin;
public static String colorize(String str) {
return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', str);
}
 
 
@Override
public void onEnable(){
config = getConfig();
saveDefaultConfig();
 
 
}
}
 
 

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

 

bump....

 

iiHeroo
The warning is self-explanatory; The value of serverinfoplus.config is not used
You're not using it anywhere.

 

I know, but like, how do I get it to get the config.yml ? Obviously I put

config = getConfig();

but, it returns with that error.

 

iiHeroo
Warning, not an error. To get rid of it, just use the variable somewhere. If you're not using it, then why do you even have it in the first place? Listen to the warnings, man! They know what's up.

 

xD, WARNING, but like, they said above, use

Config = getConfig(); to get the config.yml, then I imported using YamlConfiguration, then it returned with a warning, and I don't know how to fix it xD.

Assist

 

iiHeroo
You don't need it, it's just to speed things up by 3 letters and 2 symbols. If you want to keep it, then keep it, it's only a warning telling you that it hasn't been used yet.

 

okay thanks !