[1.6.4] getting class from array

[saxon564]

the title is a bit misleading but i dont know what else to say, im trying to store classes in an array to call back and spawn the entity stored in it.

 

here is what i mean:

for(int i = 0; i <= MoChickens.eggNum; i++) {
            	System.out.println("Class  " + MoChickens.egg[i] + " has been added");
            	Class<? extends Class> type = MoChickens.egg[i];
            	type chicken = new type(par2EntityPlayer.worldObj);
        	}

 

the array is egg[] which stores a class. so I want to get the spawning class from that array, but I am not sure how.

[shadowmage4513]

You are close

 

try something like:

 

for(int i = 0; i <= MoChickens.eggNum; i++) {

            System.out.println("Class  " + MoChickens.egg + " has been added");

            Class<? extends Class> type = MoChickens.egg;

            Entity newEntity = type.getDeclaredConstructor(World.class).newInstnance(par2EntityPlayer.worldObj);

//you will need to surround this with try/catch, as the reflection method can/will throw multiple instantiation exceptions

        }

[saxon564]

Entity newEntity = type.getDeclaredConstructor(World.class).newInstance(par2EntityPlayer.worldObj);

 

it gives an error saying that newEntity has to be changed to Class and not Entity.

[Draco18s]

 

(Slight difference in the kind of entity, but I had a similar section of code already open)

[saxon564]

when i cast to Entity i get the errors

"- Syntax error, insert ";" to complete LocalVariableDeclarationStatement"

and

"- Syntax error on token "=", Expression expected after this token"

 

here is the newer line with the cast

Entity newEntity = [Entity] type.getDeclaredConstructor(World.class).newInstance(par2EntityPlayer.worldObj);

 

and heres the updated for loop:

                for(int i = 0; i <= MoChickens.eggNum; i++) {
            	System.out.println("Class  " + MoChickens.egg[i] + " has been added");
            	Class<? extends Class> type = MoChickens.egg[i];
            	Entity newEntity = [Entity] type.getDeclaredConstructor(World.class).newInstance(par2EntityPlayer.worldObj);
        	}

[skullywag]

Can you cast using [] I thought it was ()

[saxon564]

whoops my bad, using the correct cast it says "Cannot cast from capture#1-of ? extends Class to Entity"

[saxon564]

Learn about generics.

Class<? extends Class>

is not what you want.

 

I did figure that out after a while of reading the error message. I have since got what i was trying to do working. Thank you guys for your help.