Package org.purpurmc.purpur.entity

Interface StoredEntity<T extends Entity>

All Superinterfaces:

Nameable, PersistentDataHolder

public interface StoredEntity<T extends Entity>
extends PersistentDataHolder, Nameable

Represents an entity stored in a block

See Also:

• EntityBlockStorage

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
@Nullable EntityBlockStorage<T>	getBlockStorage()	Returns the block in which this entity is stored
@NotNull EntityType	getType()	Gets the entity type of this stored entity
boolean	hasBeenReleased()	Checks if this entity has been released yet
T	release()	Releases the entity from its stored block
void	update()	Writes data to the block entity snapshot.

Methods inherited from interface org.bukkit.Nameable

customName, customName, getCustomName, setCustomName

Methods inherited from interface org.bukkit.persistence.PersistentDataHolder

getPersistentDataContainer

Method Details

hasBeenReleased

boolean hasBeenReleased()

Checks if this entity has been released yet

Returns:

if this entity has been released

release

@Nullable
T release()

Releases the entity from its stored block

Returns:

the released entity, or null if unsuccessful (including if this entity has already been released)

getBlockStorage

@Nullable
@Nullable EntityBlockStorage<T> getBlockStorage()

Returns the block in which this entity is stored

Returns:

the EntityBlockStorage in which this entity is stored, or null if it has been released

getType

@NotNull
@NotNull EntityType getType()

Gets the entity type of this stored entity

Returns:

the type of entity this stored entity represents

update

void update()

Writes data to the block entity snapshot. BlockState.update() must be run in order to update the block in game.