[Solved] [1.8.9] Scrollwheel as input

[Tschipp]

I'm trying to get the scrollwheel as input for my item, but what I currently have doesn't seem to work. I'm new to events so please tell me if I'm doing something completely wrong. This is the function that I have in my Item class:

@SubscribeEvent
      public void scroll(MouseEvent event) {
     
            event.setCanceled(true);
      }

[Ernio]

1. Did you register event?

2. I don't think MouseEvent is cancelable (read docs).

3. MouseEvent (like any other input events) are client-sided. First of all they shouldn't be placed in common classes like Item. Second - you will need packets to do anything there (send packet to server from client when you want to do stuff).

[Tschipp]

1. No, I didn't. How do I do that?

2. I think it is cancellable, it says it in the MouseEvent class

3. Where should I put it then?

[Animefan8888]

To register call MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(...);

Doesn't matter right now, but it doesn't say it is or is not(at least for me).

Make a new Class to put it in.

[Tschipp]

Alright, I got the event sorta working. But how do I get the player from the event? And is this the correct way to make it client-side only?(probably not) I register the event in my main Classes Pre-Init. Is that the way to do it?

This is my event class:

public class MouseScroll {
     
      @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
      @SubscribeEvent
      public void scroll(MouseEvent event)
      {
     
            if(event.dwheel > 0)
            {
                             
            }
            else if(event.dwheel < 0)
            {
                 
            }
      }

}

[Animefan8888]

You should register it in init. What you need to do is use packets to send the data to the server.

If you don't know how to use packets here is a link. http://jabelarminecraft.blogspot.com/p/minecraft-forge.html

The data should contain something like a boolean or a byte with either 0 or 1 to determine > or <

[Tschipp]

I see... But I still need to get the entity from the event. How would I do that?

[Animefan8888]

You actually need to get the players UUID so Minecraft holds a client side player variable inside itself.

[Tschipp]

Ok... Can you be a little bit more specific how and where I should do that?

 

[Animefan8888]

I assume you have created a packet?

[Tschipp]

Yes I have. This is where I send the packet:

public class MouseScroll {

      @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
      @SubscribeEvent
      public void scroll(MouseEvent event)
      {
           



                  if(event.dwheel > 0)
                  {
                        CreativePlus.network.sendToServer(new NoisePacket(1));
                        System.out.println("Packet 1 Sent");
                  }
                  else if(event.dwheel < 0)
                  {
                       
                        CreativePlus.network.sendToServer(new NoisePacket(2));
                        System.out.println("Packet 2 Sent");

                  }

           
      }

}

 

This is the Packet:

public class NoisePacket implements IMessage{
     
      private int upOrDown;
     
      public NoisePacket() {
           
      }
     
      public NoisePacket(int i) {
            this.upOrDown = i;
      }

      @Override
      public void fromBytes(ByteBuf buf) {
            upOrDown = ByteBufUtils.readVarInt(buf, 4);
      }

      @Override
      public void toBytes(ByteBuf buf) {
            ByteBufUtils.writeVarInt(buf, upOrDown, 4);
      }

}

 

This is the Packet Handler:

public class NoisePacketHandler implements IMessageHandler<NoisePacket, IMessage> {


      @Override
      public IMessage onMessage(NoisePacket message, MessageContext ctx) {
            IThreadListener mainThread = Minecraft.getMinecraft();

            mainThread.addScheduledTask(new Runnable(){

                  @Override
                  public void run() {
                        EntityPlayerSP player = Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer;

                        System.out.println("Packet Revieved");
                        if(player.getItemInUse().getItem() == CustomItems.noiseFill && player.isSneaking()) {



                              ItemStack stack = player.getItemInUse();

                              NBTTagCompound subTag = stack.getTagCompound();

                              subTag.setDouble("percentage", subTag.getDouble("percentage") + 0.1);

                              stack.setTagCompound(subTag);
                        }

                  }

            });

            return null;
      }



}

 

I have registred the Packet on the client Side.

How do I use the Packet Handler to change some nbt on the players currently held itemStack?

[Animefan8888]

Don't use EntityPlayerSP for this if you are editing NBT or any data it must be handled by the server, which means use EntityPlayerMP and you can't use Minecraft...thePlayer. You should use...

if (ctx.side == Side.SERVER)
		EntityPlayerMP player = ctx.getServerHandler().playerEntity;

or something similar.

[Tschipp]

Alright, the packet now gets recieved, but a nullPointerException is being thrown at the if(player.getItemInUse....)

public class NoisePacketHandler implements IMessageHandler<NoisePacket, IMessage> {


      @Override
      public IMessage onMessage(NoisePacket message, final MessageContext ctx) {
            IThreadListener mainThread = (WorldServer)ctx.getServerHandler().playerEntity.worldObj;

            mainThread.addScheduledTask(new Runnable(){
                  EntityPlayerMP player = ctx.getServerHandler().playerEntity;


                  @Override
                  public void run() {
                       
                       
                       
                        System.out.println("Packet Recieved");
                        if(player.getItemInUse().getItem() == CustomItems.noiseFill && player.isSneaking()) {



                              ItemStack stack = player.getItemInUse();

                              NBTTagCompound subTag = stack.getTagCompound();

                              subTag.setDouble("percentage", subTag.getDouble("percentage") + 0.1);

                              stack.setTagCompound(subTag);
                        } else {
                              return;
                        }

                  }

            });

            return null;
      }



}

[Animefan8888]

It is possible for the ItemStack to be null you need to check if it is != null

[Tschipp]

  On 8/18/2016 at 11:04 AM, Animefan8888 said:

It is possible for the ItemStack to be null you need to check if it is != null

Oh your're right. Sometimes I derp

[Tschipp]

So I need to cancel the event, if the player is holding the Item and sneaking, but I don't know how to get the EntityPlayerMP object.

public class MouseScroll {

      @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
      @SubscribeEvent
      public void scroll(MouseEvent event)
      {
           

            EntityPlayerMP player = //what do I put here?

            System.out.println(player.getItemInUse());
            if(player.getItemInUse() != null) {
                  if(player.getItemInUse().getItem() == CustomItems.noiseFill && player.isSneaking()) {
                        if(event.dwheel > 0)
                        {
                              CreativePlus.network.sendToServer(new NoisePacket(1));
                              System.out.println("Packet 1 Sent");
                              event.setCanceled(true);
                        }
                        else if(event.dwheel < 0)
                        {

                              CreativePlus.network.sendToServer(new NoisePacket(2));
                              System.out.println("Packet 2 Sent");
                              event.setCanceled(true);

                        }

                  }

            }


      }

}

[Animefan8888]

I hope you mean is not sneaking or holding the item, but there since you are performing on the client again you should use EntityPlayerSP.

[Tschipp]

Umm no I want to cancel the event, so that the scrolling doesn't switch to another Item, and I only want to do that if the player is sneaking

 

EDIT: Nevermind me, I just noticed that getItemInUse is the wrong function to use

 

EDIT2: It all works!

[Animefan8888]

  On 8/18/2016 at 12:22 PM, Tschipp said:

Umm no I want to cancel the event, so that the scrolling doesn't switch to another Item, and I only want to do that if the player is sneaking

 

EDIT: Nevermind me, I just noticed that getItemInUse is the wrong function to use

Then you may want to look at this in your message.

if(player.getItemInUse().getItem() == CustomItems.noiseFill && player.isSneaking()) {

[Tschipp]

Thanks for sticking around and helping me