I need to initialize a variable and need to be able to work, it's very dumb and just has been a small issue for me that I can never get to work. Here's my code fro my class.

 

public boolean hitEntity(ItemStack stack, LivingEntity target, LivingEntity attacker)

  {

PlayerEntity playerIn = null;   <--- Right here is my issue

 

  Random rand = new Random();

   

  int num = rand.nextInt(3)+1;

   

  if(num ==1) 

  playerIn.heal(1);

   

   

      return true;

  }

Here's the question:

Which of the two creatures should receive healing when this sword hits:

 - The Attacker

 - The Defender

 

"the player" is the wrong answer (what happens if a mob holding your sword hits the player? what if one player hits another? what if a mob holding your sword hits another mob?)

2 minutes ago, Draco18s said:

Here's the question:

Which of the two creatures should receive healing when this sword hits:

 - The Attacker

 - The Defender

 

"the player" is the wrong answer (what happens if a mob holding your sword hits the player? what if one player hits another? what if a mob holding your sword hits another mob?)

Ooooooohhhh, it's much more clearer now lol. It's the attacker