Simple question that I haven't been able to find a good answer to: Can I make a block ID with each metadata value referencing a different class?

 

i.e. A block that, when powered, will switch to another block with specific logic and emits redstone.

 

Or am I going about this wrong?

yeah you are

 

the only that comes close to what you want to do is literally switch the block when x event happens, you cant make different meta reference different class, you could always put all those method within the same class though :\

 

Ok, here's the actual scenario: I have a block with no collision that when powered will push entities upward, but also provide a weak redstone signal on its top to power any other blocks of that type above it, making it so you only have to power the bottom block. At the moment, it works perfectly, but I'm using 2 ID's. I'm not quite getting how to manipulate the metadata to do what I want. (P.S. The powered block has the same texture, and won't be in the creative menu.)

the world class has 2 pretty handy method for your problem

getBlockMetadata(x, y, z);

setBlockMetadata(x, y,z );

 

use those and a switch (else if) to apply the effect you want to your block

I got what I needed! Thanks a lot!!