Cannot make a static reference to the non-static method registerOre(String, ItemStack) from the type IOreHandler

 

Line of declaration (did import):

 

IOreHandler.registerOre("ingotRefinedIron", ingotSteelStack);

 

 

ingotSteelStack Declaration:

 

ItemStack ingotSteelStack = new ItemStack(ingotSteel);

 

 

ingotSteel Declaration (Don't bug me for using default Modloader sprites, gonna fix):

 

public final Item ingotSteel = new itemSteel(144).setIconIndex(ModLoader.addOverride("/gui/items.png", "/physicraft/items/ingotSteel.png")).setItemName("ingotSteel");

 

 

itemSteel Class:

 

package net.minecraft.src;

 

public class itemSteel extends Item

{

        public itemSteel(int i)

        {

                super(i);

        }

}

 

 

BTW, I was trying to implement the Dictionary without asking(I'm a beginner in Java), but I ended up posting anyways (*facepalm*).

Nobody?

IOreHandler.registerOre("ingotRefinedIron", ingotSteelStack);

You are calling an abstract static method that does not exist.  IOreHandler (hence the I on the front for Interface) means that 'you' need to implement it.  This is how you handle callbacks. 

 

Actually, here is an idea, look at the IronChest mods source code (https://github.com/cpw/ironchest/), it uses the IOreHandler callback to set up recipes for mod added copper/tin/etc...

 

You also need to register your ores, there should be a method for that on the MinecraftForge class or ForgeHooks or something.

if you are using MForge you should consider making a sprite sheet like what minecraft has, a 256x256 png file

 

add this line to your load() method

MinecraftForgeClient.preloadTexture("Directory Here");

 

also have the item code look something like this

public final Item ingotSteel = new itemSteel(144).setIconIndex(0).setItemName("ingotSteel");

0 is the first 16x16 section on the sprite sheet

I know how to use infinite sprite indexing, but i'm sticking to modloader sprites because many tuts use them (for like furnaces and such) and eventually i will convert all of them.