Question about ItemStack deprecated constructors.

Hey all,
In my plugin I am constructing an ItemStack by using the ID of a specific item, the amount of that item, the damage it has and the meta data.
This is the constructor I'm using:

ItemStack i = new ItemStack(id,amount,(short)16,metaData);

I was wondering, why is this deprecated? And what are other alternatives for this constructor for me to construct and item stack with the meta data?

Thanks in advance!

 

IDs are deprecated. Mojang is removing (or already has removed?) block IDs in favour of String names or something like that, which means IDs are also being phased out of Bukkit. Your alternative is the Material enum (eg. Material.COBBLESTONE).

Better explanation: http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/no-more-block-ids.176817/

 

You can use the constructor with Material. Minecraft deprecated item ids and is moving away from them. Best not to start using them now if you don't have to ;3

 

alex123099
Why would you use an item id? No one really remembers them do they?

 

xTrollxDudex drtshock adam753
I was using IDs as this was the only constructor that had the Byte data parameter. And I need this parameter for the meta data of items, for example wool:5. If item ids are going to be removed, how can I create an ItemStack with meta data? (like stonebrick:2 or wood:4)

 

alex123099
By replacing the ID with a Material.
http://jd.bukkit.org/rb/doxygen/d9/...mStack.html#a50e2246e3a2107a119fc623fddb1bba8

 

Construct the ItemStack, then use item.getData().setData(byte);

Or alternatively, if getData() returns a clone of the data (I can't remember), then you'll have to do:

Code:JAVA

 
MaterialData data = item.getData();
data.setData(byte);
item.setData(data);
 

 

I can understand deprecating material ids, but deprecating the data bytes is still a mystery to me. You end up just setting it as a byte anyway? Or is there a more proper way to do that part? Are there now enums for all the possible data values of all materials?

 

adam753
I was coding with the 1.6.2 bukkit api and that constructor did not appear to me. But the data variable in this constructor is still causing it to be deprecated.
I guess what RealDope is saying is the best alternative to what it used to be.