Solved EntityDamageByEntity Error

I'm trying to set the damage of an entity when the entity hits the player, it's getting the setDamage off the config but I'm not sure whats the error about.

I'm getting the error here:

Code:java

    Skeleton test = (Skeleton) e.getDamager();
        String name = test.getCustomName();

My error:

Code:java

Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_7_R3.entity.C
raftPlayer cannot be cast to org.bukkit.entity.Skeleton

CODE:

Code:java

 @EventHandler
        public void onDmg(EntityDamageByEntityEvent e) {
 
        int lvl1 = monsterdmg.getInt("lvl1");
        Skeleton test = (Skeleton) e.getDamager();
        String name = test.getCustomName();
        if (e.getDamager() instanceof Skeleton) {
        if(name.equalsIgnoreCase("LOL")) {
 
                e.setDamage(lvl1);
                for(Player p : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()){
                    p.sendMessage("" + lvl1);
                }
            }
        }
        }

 

shohouku
You're declaring the variable "test" as a skeleton before you've checked if it's an instance of a skeleton.. Therefore, if a player was to damage an entity, Bukkit would try and cast a player as a skeleton (Which is impossible) and throw you an error....

 

I'v done this before with just getting the instance of the skeleton which looked like this:

Code:java

  @EventHandler
    public void onDmg(EntityDamageByEntityEvent event) {
        if (event.getDamager() instanceof Skeleton) {
            event.setDamage(1.0);
        }
    }
 

But I'm trying to get the custom name of the skeleton, is it possible?

Can't find any other possible methods to this solution without getting any errors.

 

shohouku
Yes, check whether the damager is a Skeleton, cast it to a variable, check if it has a custom name, check its' custom name, set damage for the event....

 

Thanks!

Solved.

 

shohouku
No problem, glad I could help