Set a mob on fire with a command?

Simply as the title says, how do I do this?
I don't know what the event is for setting a mob on fire.
Examples please? :3

 

entity.setFireTicks(int)
int is the amount of time you want the entity to burn (mobs are entities btw).

 

Okay thanks, but how do I make a command that when you point at a Mob it sets it on fire?
Examples? :3

 

Making a command -> read tutorials, there are enough out there.
Getting the mob the player points at: A bit more difficult to reliably accomplish. You could try an approach with player.getLineOfSight(...) in combination with player.getNearbyEntities(...).

 

I know how to make a command, and I have no idea on how to use those entities...

 

publicboolean
onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String commandLabel, String[] args) {
if (commandLabel.equalsIgnoreCase("fall"
)){
Player player = (Player) Sender;
Location ploc = player.getLocation;
player.getNearbyEntities(x, y, z);


i think you should be able to go from there.

 

Code:

for(Entity entities : player.getNearbyEntities(int, int, int)) {
    if(!(entities instanceof Player)) {
        entities.setFireTicks(int); 

Just sayin'

 

oh of course, i would set players on fire.
silly me