Solved Help with custom recipes

I have a piece of code that creates custom recipes for "special" items in game... However, when i craft them I don't get the "special" item.

Code:java

 
public void onEnable(){
        config.addDefault("Staff.Regen.Uses", 5);
        config.addDefault("Staff.Swift.Uses", 5);
        config.addDefault("Staff.FireRes.Uses", 5);
        config.addDefault("Staff.Speed.Uses", 5);
        config.addDefault("Staff.Health.Uses", 5);
        config.addDefault("UsesPerStaff", 5);
        config.options().copyDefaults(true);
        saveConfig();
 
        this.loreNames.add(ChatColor.GREEN + "Uses Remaining:");
        this.loreNames.add(ChatColor.RED +""+ getConfig().getInt("UsesPerStaff"));        
 
        ItemStack regenStick = new ItemStack(Material.STICK, 1);
        ItemMeta imR = regenStick.getItemMeta();
        imR.setLore(loreNames);
        regenStick.addUnsafeEnchantment(Enchantment.KNOCKBACK, 1);
        imR.setDisplayName(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE + "Regeneration Staff" ); //+ ChatColor.GREEN+"(" + config.getInt("Staff.Regen.Uses") + ")"
        regenStick.setItemMeta(imR);
 
        ShapedRecipe regenStaff = new ShapedRecipe(regenStick);
        regenStaff.shape(new String[]{"XXX", "XGX","XSX"}).setIngredient('X', Material.AIR).setIngredient('S', Material.STICK).setIngredient('G', Material.GHAST_TEAR);
 
        Bukkit.getServer().addRecipe(regenStaff);
 
        Bukkit.getLogger().info("Created the regen staff recipe");
 
        ItemStack swiftStick = new ItemStack(Material.STICK, 1);
        ItemMeta imS = swiftStick.getItemMeta();
        swiftStick.addUnsafeEnchantment(Enchantment.KNOCKBACK, 1);
        imS.setLore(loreNames);
        imS.setDisplayName(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE + "Swiftness Staff"); // + ChatColor.GREEN+"(" + config.getInt("Staff.Swift.Uses") + ")"
        regenStick.setItemMeta(imS);
 
        ShapedRecipe swiftStaff = new ShapedRecipe(swiftStick);
        swiftStaff.shape(new String[]{"XXX", "XGX", "XSX"});
        swiftStaff.setIngredient('X', Material.AIR);
        swiftStaff.setIngredient('S', Material.STICK);
        swiftStaff.setIngredient('G', Material.SUGAR);
 
        Bukkit.getServer().addRecipe(swiftStaff);
 
        Bukkit.getLogger().info("Created swift staff recipe");
 
        ItemStack fireStick = new ItemStack(Material.STICK, 1);
        fireStick.addUnsafeEnchantment(Enchantment.KNOCKBACK, 1);
        ItemMeta imF = fireStick.getItemMeta();
        imF.setLore(loreNames);
        imF.setDisplayName(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE + "Swiftness Staff" );// + ChatColor.GREEN+"(" + config.getInt("Staff.FireRes.Uses") + ")"
        regenStick.setItemMeta(imF);
 
        ShapedRecipe fireStaff = new ShapedRecipe(fireStick);
        fireStaff.shape(new String[]{"XXX", "XGX", "XSX"});
        fireStaff.setIngredient('X', Material.AIR);
        fireStaff.setIngredient('S', Material.STICK);
        fireStaff.setIngredient('G', Material.MAGMA_CREAM);
 
        Bukkit.getServer().addRecipe(fireStaff);
        Bukkit.getLogger().info("Created fireRes staff recipe");
 
        ItemStack strengthStick = new ItemStack(Material.STICK, 1);
        ItemMeta imSt = strengthStick.getItemMeta();
        strengthStick.addUnsafeEnchantment(Enchantment.KNOCKBACK, 1);
        imSt.setLore(loreNames);
        imSt.setDisplayName(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE + "Swiftness Staff"); // + ChatColor.GREEN+"(" + config.getInt("Staff.Strength.Uses") + ")"
        regenStick.setItemMeta(imSt);
 
        ShapedRecipe strengthStaff = new ShapedRecipe(strengthStick);
        strengthStaff.shape("XXX", "XGX", "XSX");
        strengthStaff.setIngredient('X', Material.AIR).setIngredient('S', Material.STICK).setIngredient('G', Material.BLAZE_POWDER);
 
        Bukkit.getServer().addRecipe(strengthStaff);
 
        Bukkit.getLogger().info("Created recipe for strength staff ");
 
        Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(new Events(this), this);
    }
 

Can someone please tell my when the recipe isn't being triggered?

 

Ok, I've figured it out.... So apparently you cannot set a material to AIR to be used in a crafting recipe as AIR is impossible to get.

 

Then what do you have to set it to?

 

Nothing, just don't set the recipe at all!

An Example:

Code:java

 
ItemStack swiftStick = new ItemStack(Material.STICK, 1);
ItemMeta imS = swiftStick.getItemMeta();
imS.setLore(loreNames);
imS.setDisplayName(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE + "Swiftness Staff");
 
swiftStick.setItemMeta(imS);
 
ShapedRecipe swiftStaff = new ShapedRecipe(swiftStick);
swiftStaff.shape(new String[]{"XXX", "XGX", "XSX"});
swiftStaff.setIngredient('S', Material.STICK);
swiftStaff.setIngredient('G', Material.SUGAR);
 
Bukkit.getServer().addRecipe(swiftStaff);