[1.15] Adding a Button to a player inventory

[Swirls]

Hello,

 

So short story, I am trying to make a button in a player inventory that will lead to a custom GUI.

For version 1.12 I think you use `InitGuiEvent`.

I've been told i could use method called `addWidget` but I am not sure what event should I use.

Any help would be really appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[Vinyarion]

Yes, you need to subscribe to `GuiScreenEvent.InitGuiEvent.Pr

e event)` in order to add widgets, the event itself has a method `addWidget`.
Here's an example of how it could be used:

@SubscribeEvent
public void addCustomButtonToInventory(GuiScreenEvent.InitGuiEvent.Pre event)
{
  if (event.getGui() instanceof InventoryScreen)
  {
    event.addWidget(new Button(x, y, width, height, text, button -> {
      Minecraft.getInstance().displayGuiScreen(new CustomGUI());
    }));
  }
}

If you aren't familiar with the `button -> {...}` syntax, this Button constructor takes an Button.IPressable as a parameter, which is the behavior that happens when you click. Equivalent code would look like this:

@SubscribeEvent
public void addCustomButtonToInventory(GuiScreenEvent.InitGuiEvent.Pre event)
{
  if (event.getGui() instanceof InventoryScreen)
  {
    event.addWidget(new Button(x, y, width, height, text, new CustomAction()));
  }
}

class CustomAction implements IPressable {
  public void onPress(Button button) {
    Minecraft.getInstance().displayGuiScreen(new CustomGUI());
  }
}

Hope this helps!

[Swirls]

  On 8/22/2020 at 12:09 AM, Vinyarion said:

Yes, you need to subscribe to `GuiScreenEvent.InitGuiEvent.Pr

e event)` in order to add widgets, the event itself has a method `addWidget`.
Here's an example of how it could be used:

@SubscribeEvent
public void addCustomButtonToInventory(GuiScreenEvent.InitGuiEvent.Pre event)
{
  if (event.getGui() instanceof InventoryScreen)
  {
    event.addWidget(new Button(x, y, width, height, text, button -> {
      Minecraft.getInstance().displayGuiScreen(new CustomGUI());
    }));
  }
}

If you aren't familiar with the `button -> {...}` syntax, this Button constructor takes an Button.IPressable as a parameter, which is the behavior that happens when you click. Equivalent code would look like this:

@SubscribeEvent
public void addCustomButtonToInventory(GuiScreenEvent.InitGuiEvent.Pre event)
{
  if (event.getGui() instanceof InventoryScreen)
  {
    event.addWidget(new Button(x, y, width, height, text, new CustomAction()));
  }
}

class CustomAction implements IPressable {
  public void onPress(Button button) {
    Minecraft.getInstance().displayGuiScreen(new CustomGUI());
  }
}

Hope this helps!

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Exactly what I needed, explained well. Thank you very much for your time!

[Swirls]

@Vinyarion, sorry for mentioning you!
So when adding widget  

x, y, width, height, text,

is a position of the button in pixels? And what does "text" do?

And can I remove CustomAction so i can only test a button without function to it?

  

[Draco18s]

  On 8/22/2020 at 3:02 PM, Swirls said:

@Vinyarion, sorry for mentioning you!
So when adding widget  

x, y, width, height, text,

is a position of the button in pixels?

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Yes

  1 hour ago, Swirls said:

And what does "text" do?

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It puts text on the button so that the button has the text "text"

  1 hour ago, Swirls said:

And can I remove CustomAction so i can only test a button without function to it?

  

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No, but if you want no functionality, leave the function empty.

[Swirls]

  On 8/22/2020 at 4:40 PM, Draco18s said:

Yes

It puts text on the button so that the button has the text "text"

No, but if you want no functionality, leave the function empty.

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Oh yea, thanks, this might be stupid question but i dont seem to understand where should i call the event? 

[Draco18s]

  On 8/22/2020 at 5:35 PM, Swirls said:

but i dont seem to understand where should i call the event? 

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You mean this:

  On 8/22/2020 at 12:11 AM, Swirls said:

public void addCustomButtonToInventory(GuiScreenEvent.InitGuiEvent.Pre event)

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Its an event handler. You don't call it. It's called automatically.

[Swirls]

  On 8/22/2020 at 5:47 PM, Draco18s said:

You mean this:

 

Its an event handler. You don't call it. It's called automatically.

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Yea, but I've been told i need to call it because at the moment its not working. So people told me to call it

[Draco18s]

[Swirls]

  On 8/22/2020 at 5:55 PM, Draco18s said:

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I have my event handler, but anyways doesn't seem to be working. Well I will work something out. thank you for your time!