Can I make Tickable tileentities update some functionality every several ticks?

[Ice2670]

My tileentity implements ITickable to make it tickable, but I want my codes in update() to update every 5 ticks. Is there a way I can achieve that? 

[DavidM]

Make a counter that increments every tick. If the counter hits 5, reset it to 0 and do whatever you want.

[Ice2670]

  On 2/27/2019 at 1:19 AM, DavidM said:

Make a counter that increments every tick. If the counter hits 5, reset it to 0 and do whatever you want.

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thank you for replying! are there 3 kinds of counters for ServerTickEvent, WorldTcikEvent and PlayerTickEvent? 

 Mind show me an example or just direct me to a thread with examples?

[DavidM]

Those are irrelevant. Add the counter in your ITickable#update. My previous post explained how to implement this.

[TheMCJavaFre4k]

  On 2/27/2019 at 3:27 AM, Ice2670 said:

thank you for replying! are there 3 kinds of counters for ServerTickEvent, WorldTcikEvent and PlayerTickEvent? 

 Mind show me an example or just direct me to a thread with examples?

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By counter, I believe DavidM is suggesting you use a type such as an Integer which is incremented by 1(int++) within update().

You would then have the if statement check the value of this Integer and if it reaches 5, set it back to 0.

[Cadiboo]

  On 2/27/2019 at 7:12 AM, TheMCJavaFre4k said:

Integer

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probably an int, not an Integer

  On 2/27/2019 at 7:12 AM, TheMCJavaFre4k said:

1(int++)

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This is also the perfect place for a pre-increment with ++counter;

Edited February 27, 2019 by Cadiboo

[TheMCJavaFre4k]

  On 2/27/2019 at 7:31 AM, Cadiboo said:

probably an int, not an Integer

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Indeed, probably should have worded it with int so to not confuse it with the class.

[Krevik]

That was a bad example.

Edited February 27, 2019 by Krevik

[DavidM]

  On 2/27/2019 at 7:38 AM, Krevik said:

in your tile entity class

private int ticker=0;

in your tick() method

tick(){
ticker++;
  if(ticker>=5){
  ticker=0;
  //do your thing here
  }
}

 

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1. Use the correct syntax highlight when posting code.

2. Post code with correct Java syntax or specify that it is pseudocode.

3. Don't just post solutions like that. Others can copy/paste without learning.

Edited February 27, 2019 by DavidM

[Krevik]

  On 2/27/2019 at 8:09 AM, DavidM said:

1. Use the correct syntax highlight when posting code.

2. Post code with correct Java syntax or specify that it is pseudocode.

3. Don't just post solutions like that. Others can copy/paste without learning.

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Others already explained it enough. He asked for example. And this your post is not connected with his problem.

Edited February 27, 2019 by Krevik

[Krevik]

  On 2/27/2019 at 10:44 AM, diesieben07 said:

Yes. Which usually means "I don't want to learn, just give me the code".

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Learning without examples? Huh it can cause mass of misunderstandings ?

[DavidM]

  On 2/27/2019 at 10:35 AM, Krevik said:

He asked for example.

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1. Even if he did, you should not directly post the code that he is supposed to write.

2. Your example is bad both style-wise and performance-wise. This will set a poor example for others.

Edited February 27, 2019 by DavidM

[Krevik]

  On 2/27/2019 at 1:39 PM, DavidM said:

1. Even if he did, you should not directly post the code that he is supposed to write.

2. Your example is bad, both style-wise and performance-wise. This will set a poor example for others.

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Okay I will delete my bad example then.

[TheRPGAdventurer]

This is why i like forge, they let you learn instead of letting you be a script kiddie

[Cadiboo]

They don’t exactly “let” you learn. They force you to learn ?

[TheRPGAdventurer]

Good I loved being forced, its kinky

[Ice2670]

  On 2/27/2019 at 8:09 AM, DavidM said:

1. Use the correct syntax highlight when posting code.

2. Post code with correct Java syntax or specify that it is pseudocode.

3. Don't just post solutions like that. Others can copy/paste without learning.

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What you say is ridiculous. I'll need to understand what you are saying so that i can learn, but most of the time it is really hard to understand what you say with out an example. For example, what i don't understand is "counter", it is a term that others may don't understand. you should say an int++ in update() can be a counter, or show me that update{int++ } is a counter. other wise HOW I'm I suppose to learn??

Edited March 1, 2019 by Ice2670

[Ice2670]

  On 2/27/2019 at 10:35 AM, Krevik said:

Others already explained it enough. He asked for example. And this your post is not connected with his problem.

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keep your example there, what DavidM says really don't make sense! People can LEARN WITH examples!

[Ice2670]

  On 2/27/2019 at 1:39 PM, DavidM said:

1. Even if he did, you should not directly post the code that he is supposed to write.

2. Your example is bad both style-wise and performance-wise. This will set a poor example for others.

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yeah, maybe the example is not that good, then you should tell others what is a good example!!! If you are a teacher then you are a BAD teacher with BAD teaching principle!!

[DavidM]

  On 3/1/2019 at 10:50 PM, Ice2670 said:

other wise HOW I'm I suppose to learn??

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1. If you need an example in order to understand "increment every tick and check if it reaches 5", then you should probably learn basic programming before trying to make a mod. It is a basic programming concept.

2. He is not giving you an example, but rather giving you a copy to copy/paste from, which is discouraged on this forum.

Edited March 2, 2019 by DavidM
Deleted unproductive comments

[Ice2670]

  On 3/1/2019 at 11:34 PM, DavidM said:

1. If you need an example in order to understand "increment every tick and check if it reaches 5", then you should probably learn basic programming before trying to make a mod. It is a basic programming concept.

2. He is not giving you an example, but rather giving you a copy to copy/paste from, which is discouraged on this forum.

 

3. I'm not a teacher, but my principle is that people should learn instead of posting functioning code for others to copy.

 

4. a) add space to style code. b) use I++ inside the if loop to prevent multiple unnecessary references.

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not everyone here is a professional computer programmer and you don't need to be a computer programmer to make a mod!! 

[Ice2670]

  On 3/1/2019 at 11:34 PM, DavidM said:

 

 

3. I'm not a teacher, but my principle is that people should learn instead of posting functioning code for others to copy.

 

 

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I don't care how your principle work! different people got different learning principle, if you don't have the ability to understand that you are just simply toooooooooooo selfish! not to mention that you are imposing your principle on others!

[Ice2670]

  On 3/1/2019 at 11:34 PM, DavidM said:

 

2. He is not giving you an example, but rather giving you a copy to copy/paste from, which is discouraged on this forum.

 

 

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the problem is you didn't even give me a proper example in your standard! and the code he gave me is definitely not gonna work on my mod if i just copy/paste it 

[DavidM]

  On 3/2/2019 at 1:13 AM, Ice2670 said:

you don't need to be a computer programmer to make a mod

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You need to know programming though.

Edited March 2, 2019 by DavidM

[Ice2670]

  On 3/2/2019 at 1:26 AM, DavidM said:

You need to know programming though.

You should probably, you know, learn programming like a good boy and stop telling others to give you copy/paste-able code.

Also, you focus too much on complaining instead of trying to solve your problem, so welcome to my ignore list .

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my problem is already solved you dumbass! it's you being a selfish dumbass first so i replied. Since you are not being helpful i don't need your future help either, you are also on my ignore list 

Edited March 2, 2019 by Ice2670