How to show chat messsages

[cuberub]

I am new to modding but I am making a custom sword that strikes entity's with lightning when hit.

I am able to dissable the function with the L key but I want to show a chat message when activated.

Please help

 

[superbas11]

or player.sendChatMessage(String) if you just want to send a string.

(works only by EntityPlayerSP)

[cuberub]

can you give me examplecode

PS: I am using forge 1.7.10

[cuberub]

send chat message doesn't work the error is :The method sendChatMessage(String) is undefined for the type EntityPlayerSP.

[cuberub]

can you please give me an examplecode of a method thats sends a chat message

[Anon10W1z]

player.addChatMessage(new ChatComponentText("Learn Java."));

[cuberub]

how do you make the player object

[larsgerrits]

To get the player object, you first need to learn Java, and then suddenly realise it's magic, and you get it by using the parameters of the method.