[Unsolved] How to create death message

I am trying to create a death message and I looked up several pages on the forums for this but nothing I found worked. So this is the code I have so far and it doesn't work

Code:java

    @EventHandler
        public void onPlayerDeathEvent(PlayerDeathEvent event) {
        shootFireworks();
            EntityDamageEvent dc = event.getEntity().getLastDamageCause();
            if(dc instanceof EntityDamageByEntityEvent) {
            if(((EntityDamageByEntityEvent)dc).getDamager() instanceof Arrow) {
            Arrow arrow = (Arrow) ((EntityDamageByEntityEvent)dc).getDamager();
            if(arrow.getShooter() instanceof Player) {
            Player shooter = (Player) arrow.getShooter();
            event.setDeathMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + event.getEntity().getDisplayName() + ChatColor.YELLOW  + " Sniped " + shooter.getDisplayName());
        }}}}

It gives me a error in the console but it doesn't actually give me the error to the Death Event instead it gives me a error of one of my other plugins. The error it gives is not problem and is not related to this..I am telling you so you don't have to ask for the error because I don't know.

 

This is untested, but try:

Code:

@EventHandler
    public void onPlayerDeathEvent(PlayerDeathEvent event) {
        shootFireworks();
        EntityDamageEvent dc = event.getEntity().getLastDamageCause();
        if(dc.getEntity() instanceof Arrow)
        {
            Arrow arrow = (Arrow)dc.getEntity();
            if(arrow.getShooter() instanceof Player)
            {
               
                Player shooter = (Player) arrow.getShooter();
                event.setDeathMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + event.getEntity().getDisplayName() + ChatColor.YELLOW  + " Sniped " + shooter.getDisplayName());
            }
        }
    }

 

Pew446
Thank you I will try this

Pew446
No errors popped up but it doesn't broadcast the message all it says is "ASHninja1997 was shoot by Arrow"

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

 

Did you register the event? You might of forgotten.

 

rippin
I was looking at other post's on this but I always get confused when registering the event.....can you show me how to?

 

Something like this in your onEnable

Code:java

    PluginManager pm = this.getServer().getPluginManager();
 
    pm.registerEvents(new YourListener(this), this);
 

(YourListener is the name of your listener class)
If you don't have an event class and it's in your main class just replace the class (YourListener(this)) with "this"

 

rippin
I have this instead of that will it work.

Code:

getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);

 

Does "this" implement Listener? Make sure the first argument is the Listener and the second is the Plugin. Why don't you test your events by adding a System.out.println("Hello World"), or even sending the player a message. Try something very simple to make sure it works.

 

Yes you need to implement listener as well.

Code:java

public class YOURCLASS extends JavaPlugin implements Listener

 

ASHninja1997 event.setDeathMessage();

 

What you can try,

Code:java

 
if(event.getEntity().getKiller() instanceof Player && event.getEntity().getKiller().getItemInHand().equals(Material.BOW){
event.setDeathMessage("SHOT! :D");
}
}
 

EDIT2: New idea!
Untested, but it should work. The only reason it shouldn't is if they switch items right or before the event is called(Which should be impossible).

 

Code:java

 
}}}}

WTF?! Are you using Eclipse as your IDE?