Validation Methods

Validation Methods

Method	Description	Return Type
isSmartSpawner(ItemStack)	Checks if item is a SmartSpawner	boolean
isVanillaSpawner(ItemStack)	Checks if item is a vanilla spawner	boolean
isItemSpawner(ItemStack)	Checks if item is an item spawner	boolean
getSpawnerEntityType(ItemStack)	Gets entity type from spawner	EntityType
getItemSpawnerMaterial(ItemStack)	Gets material from item spawner	Material

isSmartSpawner()

Checks if an ItemStack is a SmartSpawner (with custom features).

@EventHandler
public void onPlayerInteract(PlayerInteractEvent event) {
    ItemStack item = event.getItem();

    if (api.isSmartSpawner(item)) {
        player.sendMessage("This is a SmartSpawner!");
    }
}

isVanillaSpawner()

Checks if an ItemStack is a vanilla spawner (without SmartSpawner features).

ItemStack item = player.getInventory().getItemInMainHand();

if (api.isVanillaSpawner(item)) {
    player.sendMessage("This is a vanilla spawner!");
}

isItemSpawner()

Checks if an ItemStack is an item spawner.

@EventHandler
public void onSpawnerPlace(BlockPlaceEvent event) {
    ItemStack item = event.getItemInHand();

    if (api.isItemSpawner(item)) {
        player.sendMessage("You placed an item spawner!");
    }
}

getSpawnerEntityType()

Gets the entity type from any spawner item.

ItemStack item = player.getItemInHand();
EntityType entityType = api.getSpawnerEntityType(item);

if (entityType != null) {
    player.sendMessage("This spawner spawns: " + entityType.name());
} else {
    player.sendMessage("This is not a valid spawner!");
}

getItemSpawnerMaterial()

Gets the material type from an item spawner.

ItemStack item = player.getItemInHand();

if (api.isItemSpawner(item)) {
    Material material = api.getItemSpawnerMaterial(item);
    if (material != null) {
        player.sendMessage("This spawner spawns: " + material.name());
    }
}

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