Items not being added to custom CreativeTabs

[iiBlake]

Hello, I'm relatively new to modding but not java, and i was trying to add new items and blocks. Everything is working so far, except the creativetab part. I can get my items with /give, but they are just not showing in my creative tab. I am creating the creativetab like so:

modTab = new ModTab("testmod", wrench);

, and my ModTabs constructor is:

public ModTab(String label, Item i) {
	super(label);
	tabIcon = i;
}

.

I register my items with a method called 'register', and inside that it registers them to gameregistry and sets the creativetab:

private void register(Item item){
	GameRegistry.registerItem(item, item.getUnlocalizedName());
	item.setCreativeTab(modTab);
}

. I also have one for blocks, the same but with registerBlock. Any help would be appreciated!

 

P.S. Sorry for formatting issues, new to forum

[MCrafterzz]

Also don't use register item, change it to:

public static void registerItem(Item item) {

String name = item.getUnlocalizedName().substring(5);

if (item.getRegistryName() == null && Strings.isNullOrEmpty(name))

throw new IllegalArgumentException("Attempted to register a item with no name: " + item);

if (item.getRegistryName() != null && !item.getRegistryName().toString().equals(name))

throw new IllegalArgumentException("Attempted to register a item with conflicting names. Old: "

+ item.getRegistryName() + " New: " + name);

GameRegistry.register(item.getRegistryName() == null ? item.setRegistryName(name) : item);

item.setCreativetab(modTab);

}

[imadnsn]

override

Item.getSubItems(Item, CreativeTabs, List<ItemStack>)

if you don't already, you return the list after adding all the sub-items of the item you are making so it can be shown in the creative tab

[MCrafterzz]

The registerItem will proberly get removed so I copyied it, how should I otherwise do?

[TheGreyGhost]

Hi

 

You might find this example project useful

https://github.com/TheGreyGhost/MinecraftByExample

 

mbe08 shows how you can add items to creative tabs

 

https://github.com/TheGreyGhost/MinecraftByExample/tree/master/src/main/java/minecraftbyexample/mbe08_creative_tab

 

-TGG

[iiBlake]

I got this fixed, thanks for all the help! Turns out it was because i was setting the tabs in preInit(or not?), but once i moved the tab setting into Init it worked fine. Thanks for the help again!