I have this code

	public IBlockState getStateFromMeta(int meta)
	{
		IBlockState iblockstate = this.getDefaultState();
		   /**
	     * Get the Index of this Facing (0-5). The order is D-U-N-S-W-E
	     */
		switch(meta) {
			case 0:
				iblockstate = iblockstate.withProperty(FACING,EnumFacing.DOWN);
				break;
			case 1:
				iblockstate = iblockstate.withProperty(FACING,EnumFacing.UP);
				break;
			case 2:
				iblockstate = iblockstate.withProperty(FACING,EnumFacing.NORTH);
				break;
			case 3:
				iblockstate = iblockstate.withProperty(FACING,EnumFacing.SOUTH);
				break;
			case 4:
				iblockstate = iblockstate.withProperty(FACING,EnumFacing.WEST);
				break;
			case 5:
				iblockstate = iblockstate.withProperty(FACING,EnumFacing.EAST);
				break;				
			
		}

		return iblockstate;
	}

 

Isn't there a better way to do this?  There is the  "EnumFacing.getHorizontal(meta))" but i need the UP and DOWN also

Have you tried a simple iteration over the enum's values, comparing to their ordinals?

 

for (EnumFacing face : EnumFacing.values()) {
	if (meta == face.ordinal()) {
		iblockstate = iblockstate.withProperty(FACING, face);
		break;
	}
}

Or, even smaller, just use the array index directly:

iblockstate = iblockstate.withProperty(FACING, EnumFacing.values()[meta]);

You might want to do some sanitizing on that version, but it's pretty concise as-is.

Edited September 6, 20178 yr by IceMetalPunk

Seriously?

Can't you people even look at the Enum? Or other blocks that use it?

EnumFacing.getFront(meta)

 

    /**
     * Get a Facing by it's index (0-5). The order is D-U-N-S-W-E. Named getFront for legacy reasons.
     */
    public static EnumFacing getFront(int index)
    {
        return VALUES[MathHelper.abs(index % VALUES.length)];
    }

 

Edited September 6, 20178 yr by Draco18s

The takeaway lesson here: Use your IDE to explore and walk through the vanilla classes to see:

 

• A) What's on offer.
• B) How vanilla uses things

Edited September 6, 20178 yr by jeffryfisher

I solved it this way on block placing

 

Horizontal placing, like furnace.

	@Override
	public IBlockState onBlockPlaced(World worldIn, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing blockFaceClickedOn, float hitX, float hitY, float hitZ, int meta, EntityLivingBase placer)
	{
		  // find the quadrant the player is facing
		EnumFacing enumfacing = (placer == null) ? EnumFacing.NORTH : EnumFacing.fromAngle(placer.rotationYaw);

		  // Place allways same up and down direction
		return this.getDefaultState().withProperty(PROPERTYFACING, enumfacing);
	}		  		

 

 

And every direction placing, like piston

	@Override
	public IBlockState onBlockPlaced(World worldIn, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing blockFaceClickedOn, float hitX, float hitY, float hitZ, int meta, EntityLivingBase placer)
	{
		  return this.getDefaultState().withProperty(PROPERTYFACING, BlockPistonBase.getFacingFromEntity(pos, placer));
		  
	}		  		

 

PROPERTYFACING is set like so

public static final PropertyDirection PROPERTYFACING = PropertyDirection.create("facing", EnumFacing.Plane.HORIZONTAL);

 

And you need a json in blockstates, that has poperties facing and 6 models in block, one for each side.

 

Sigh.

 

public static final PropertyDirection PROPERTYFACING = BlockHorizontal.FACING;

 

Magic, you're done here. The property already exists, utilize it.

Thank you all.  Draco18s : getFront(meta) is the answer.

 

Dustpuppy: or one model with rotations in the blockstate