I'm new to forging, and trying out block breaking.  Naturally, I want to break blocks the "right" way (meaning, I want to break blocks as though a player had broken them with the right tool without enchantment.).

 

I've gotten blocks to break with this method, which tree-capitator seems to use:

 

    public void breakBlock(World w, Block b, int x,int y,int z){
    	ArrayList<ItemStack> drops=b.getDrops(world, x, y, z, world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z), 0);
    	b.dropBlockAsItem(w, x, y, z, world.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z), 0);
    	world.removeTileEntity(x, y, z);
    	world.setBlockToAir(x, y, z);
    }

 

But it seems like I should break blocks this way:

 

    public void breakBlock(World w, Block b, int x,int y,int z){
    	int fortune = 0;
    	boolean silkTouch=false;
    	int metadata = w.getBlockMetadata(x, y, z);
    	ArrayList<ItemStack> drops = b.getDrops(w, x, y, z, metadata, fortune);
    	ForgeEventFactory.fireBlockHarvesting(drops, w, b, x, y, z, metadata, fortune, 1, false, null);
    }

 

However, the latter doesn't work.

 

I know there's more than one way to solve a problem, but if one adheres to convention, I'd rather use that way.  Anyone know how the player does it?

I think that you have to call this in the end of your method: super.breakBlock(world, x, y, z, block, meta);

 

To break your block with a specific tool you can use "harvestBlock", then player.getHeldItem().getItem().

 

I hope this will help.

Thanks for the advice , but it didn't work (assuming that the superclass in your response was Block.)