Multiple custom CreativeTabs for custom item/block

[Axium]

I am trying to add my items and blocks to two different CreativeTabs created by my mod. is this at all possible?

I am running Forge 1.7.10-10.13.2.1230

[Draco18s]

I don't think so.  Looking at the functions involved it does not appear so.

[Axium]

I started looking at those after I posted this, and that does seem correct. I will then repost this as a suggestion area. Thanks for looking for me!

[Guest]

I don't think so.  Looking at the functions involved it does not appear so.

 

Yes there is:

yourBlock.setCreativeTab(yourCreativeTab);

 

or:

 

yourItem.setCreativeTab(yourCreativeTab);

 

Or maybe that wasn't what you were asking.

 

[Ernio]

Well, I know I've done it around MC 1.4, could provide code if needed but not in next day or so.

 

Have look at: (Item)

    public CreativeTabs getCreativeTab()
    {
        return this.tabToDisplayOn;
    }
public Item setCreativeTab(CreativeTabs p_77637_1_)
    {
        this.tabToDisplayOn = p_77637_1_;
        return this;
    }

public CreativeTabs[] getCreativeTabs()
    {
        return new CreativeTabs[]{ getCreativeTab() };
    }

Also CreativeTab:

public void displayAllReleventItems(List list)

 

Combining those you can make Item that is displayed in few Tabs. Not sure how it works on 1.4+ but I'll probably write it tomorrow (just out of curiosity).

 

There are 2 ways of doing it, hope you'll discover that the better one works (one i used in 1.4). If that one won't work there is a way to cheat all this, but that uses quite lot of memory duplicates and references (for every item in every customtab)

[Draco18s]

Or maybe that wasn't what you were asking.

 

Wasn't:

 

two different CreativeTabs

[Axium]

Thank you guys for the quick responses. I will try your idea later today Ernio and see if that works (it's currently midnight and i have to get up for school in the morning), and will post the outcome. Thank you guys so much

[Axium]

You can override

getCreativeTabs

in your Item to make it display on multiple tabs.

How does one override this function? I've been working with Java for school but haven't had to override any functions yet

[larsgerrits]

... You really know Java? Cause if you do, you really should know how to override methods.

[Axium]

I am only 15 and am learning Java for UILComputerScience. I know it uses @Override but do not know how to use it

[larsgerrits]

Then, google it up and learn how to use it.

 

BTW, i'm 15 too, and I know Java very well, so that's not an excuse.

[Ernio]

Let's say you have Foo class with Foo(String s) and Foo(int i) in it. If the class is not final (which means it cannot be extended) you can extend it. Let's take class BetterFoo extends Foo.

In java this means that BetterFoo will inherit all non-abstract (abstract methods are inherited too but they have no body because they are abstract so you will have to @Override them anyway to add body) methods.

 

Now if you would refere to your object BetterFoo you can use methods from Foo without them present in BetterFoo, becasue you extended that class. Notice if you try to make Foo(int i) or Foo(String s) in your BetterFoo, it won't allow you, thats because they are alredy there (inherited). Thats when you use @Override - adding it to duplicated method in class extending some class will override the superclasse's method.

 

Also - start using StackOverflow, Java Documentation, and Google.