Issues setting metadata from ItemBlock?

[naturaGodhead]

So I'm more or less just trying to track how metadata properties get set with a basic flower with color meta. When I place in the world, I only get the color=white variety, no matter what the color was when I had it in my inventory. What's up? I'm just not really understanding something I think. 

 

https://github.com/linkisheroic/rosetteMod/blob/master/main/java/com/natura/rosette/block/BlockFlowerBase.java

 

I know naming conventions/etc are probably not the best way. I'm genuinely attempting to learn what I'm doing. I've noticed that the replies on here tend to lean on the "learn java" side. 

[Choonster]

ItemBlock always places the IBlockState corresponding to block metadata 0 because it doesn't override Item#getMetadata(int). You need to use a class that extends ItemBlock and overrides this to return the appropriate block metadata for the given item metadata, e.g. ItemColored, ItemMultiTexture or ItemCloth.

 

ItemMultiTexture and ItemColored are general-purpose classes for blocks with subtypes, ItemCloth is specialised for blocks that use their metadata to store a dye colour.

[Draco18s]

9 hours ago, Choonster said:

ItemCloth is specialised for blocks that use their metadata to store a dye colour.

(Because white is black and black is white; no really, the metadata sequences are in reverse order...)

[jeffryfisher]

18 hours ago, Choonster said:

ItemMultiTexture and ItemColored are general-purpose classes

Start with ItemColored and tell us if (when) you run into trouble.