Quick question about overriding methods

[Z@Nka]

I have a quick question, if I have a method in the block class doesn't have a parameter I need, how can I add a parameter to it with it still getting called?

[Z@Nka]

The method is

    public void updateTick(World world, int x, int y, int z, Random random)

The parameter I need is EntityPlayer. I need my block to scan for players in a radius of a few blocks.

[Z@Nka]

I tough about that yesturday but I forgot to try it. Thanks for the fast help!

[Z@Nka]

In:

world.getClosestVulnerablePlayer(1, x, y, z)

What does the 1 stand for? Is it the gamemode? If so, when I have it at 1, does that mean that players with gamemode 1 will be counted or anything that isn't 1?

[Z@Nka]

Thanks!

[Z@Nka]

Ok, so this is the code I used, and it didn't work. Nothing happend.

    public void updateTick(World world, int x, int y, int z, Random random)
    {
    	EntityPlayer player = world.getClosestVulnerablePlayer(5, x, y, z);
    	
    	if(player != null)
    	{
    		System.out.println("gf");
    	}
    }

Ohh yeah, sorry for posting this here but, when I log out and back in, my block isn't there.

[Z@Nka]

It still doesn't work, it doesn't even do anything.

[Z@Nka]

I have a tile entity, I also custom render my block. So should I put that code in the tileentity class?

 

[Z@Nka]

But there is no method called updateTick so it won't get called in the tileentity

 

[Z@Nka]

I found it but I wasn't sure will that do the job since it didn't have the parameters.