Using IExtendedEntityProperties for custom (non-simple) data types

[DJD]

I've got an class that extends ExtendedEntityProperties that handles simple data (doubles, strings etc) for a player....

 

How does one go about implementing something more complex (like an array of doubles, or another custom object ?).

 

I am looking for a way to properly handle something relatively simple (a collection of doubles) to something more complex (saving a buffer of data which contains collections of multiple objects that form a data structure)....

 

 

[DJD]

I was under the impression that you get/set NBTTagCompound variables with methods like getDouble(value) and setDouble(value).

 

How does one get/set the NBTTagCompount properties with a collection (or a complex data object) ?

[DJD]

That points me in the right direction, thanks ! But is that the only way to handle keeping data on an entity ?

[jabelar]

Oh, you are talking about encoding to NBT (please don't tell me you have NBT fields in your IEEP).

 

What exactly did you mean by that? Isn't IEEP made up of NBT fields? Or are you talking about putting a full compound into the IEEP?

 

In the case of putting a full compound into the IEEP, I actually think that is a good way to do it, because then your compound is more likely to be compatible with other mods -- what if your mod and another mod both add a "mana" field to the IEEP? Or maybe IEEP already handles that with an IEEP for each mod separately?

 

Anyway, when I use IEEP I tend to make a full compound, fill it with my tag fields, then write that with a mod-specific tag to IEEP.

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

FYI This example class might be useful background info if you haven't used NBT before

https://github.com/TheGreyGhost/MinecraftByExample/blob/master/src/main/java/minecraftbyexample/mbe20_tileentity_data/TileEntityData.java

 

(see writeToNBT() and readFromNBT() )

 

-TGG