I've seen people create crafting recipes both with and without Object arrays and I was wondering, are there any hidden pros/cons of using Object[]s and which is the recommended method?

 

It seems like it's just a matter of personal coding style, but for all I know, it might affect something.

 

-Shadowfacts

I've seen people create crafting recipes both with and without Object arrays and I was wondering, what are the pros/cons of using Object[]s (if any) and which is the recommended method?

 

-Shadowfacts

Pros: can accept various parameters for the recipe, it gives more degree of freedom to the form of the recipe.

Cons: High possibility of Illegal Argument Exception.

How does it give more freedom, with and without the Object array, the code is functionally identical.

 

GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(EFItems.lightBulb), "GGG", "GOG", "III", 'G', Blocks.glass, 'O', Items.gold_ingot, 'I', Items.iron_ingot);

 

is functionally equivalent to

 

GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(EFItems.lightBulb), new Object[] {"GGG", "GOG", "III", 'G', Blocks.glass, 'O', Items.gold_ingot, 'I', Items.iron_ingot});

How does it give more freedom, with and without the Object array, the code is functionally identical.

 

GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(EFItems.lightBulb), "GGG", "GOG", "III", 'G', Blocks.glass, 'O', Items.gold_ingot, 'I', Items.iron_ingot);

 

is functionally equivalent to

 

GameRegistry.addShapedRecipe(new ItemStack(EFItems.lightBulb), new Object[] {"GGG", "GOG", "III", 'G', Blocks.glass, 'O', Items.gold_ingot, 'I', Items.iron_ingot});

Oh so you are talking about that. Actually there is no difference between them, so that's a matter of choice.

It makes no difference. But it is a varargs parameter, so why use the Object[]?