Method Help

I don't know how to setup randomNumber method so that it runs when I want it to under public boolean

Code:

package me.thedirtydan.AntiSwear;
 
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
public class Main extends JavaPlugin {
 
    Logger log;
    Random random = new Random();
   
    public void onDisable(){
        PluginDescriptionFile pdfFile = this.getDescription();
        Logger log = this.getServer().getLogger();
        log.info(pdfFile.getName() + " has been disabled");
    }
   
    public void onEnable(){
        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new MainListener(), this);
        PluginDescriptionFile pdfFile = this.getDescription();
        Logger log = this.getServer().getLogger();
        log.info(pdfFile.getName() + " version " + pdfFile.getVersion() + " has been enabled");
    }
   
    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String commandLabel, String[] args){
        this.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleAsyncRepeatingTask(this, new Runnable() {
 
              public void run() {
                  getServer().broadcastMessage(randomNumber);
              }
            }, 60L, 200L);
 
       
        return true;
    }
   
   
    public void randomNumber(String t){
    String alphaNumerics = "qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm1234567890";
    t = "";
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
          t += alphaNumerics.charAt(random.nextInt()* alphaNumerics.length());
            }
    }
}

To call a void method in java you just use:
EDIT: (this is just in your case its different all the time)

Code:

randomNumber(//a String here);

Just put that in your onCommand i guess is where you where specifying. Hope i helped
For other methods you need to call say you need to call

Code:

public int add(int x, int y, int z) {
return x+y+z;
}

You would use :

Code:

add(7,4,6);

And get you get 17, you can use it to compare as well for example:

Code:

if(15 > add(7,5,5) {
//stuff
}

so you are saying it would look like this?

Code:

public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String commandLabel, String[] args){
      randomNumber(String t);
}

?

Uh you wouldnt pass in String t, you would pass in a string variable or just a string like :

Code:

public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String commandLabel, String[] args){
      randomNumber("stringy");
}

That still doesn't help, I am trying to apply that method so that the server broadcasts the randomly generated number that is created in the method.

Well than you need to make a method that makes a random number. Make that method return an Integer, then broadcast that integer.

you never passing the number from the methode to the outside

Code:

Bukkit.getServer().broadcastMessage(String message);

Now assuming you have generated a number called "randomNumber", here's how to broadcast it:

Code:

Bukkit.getServer().broadcastMessage("The randomly generated number is: " + randomNumber);

You will have to import org.bukkit.Bukkit

It gives me an error with the randomNumber under the randomNumber in the broadcast, and it gives me the option to create a constant, create field, etc. .

You also need to change your randomNumber method from accepting a String parameter to returning a String.

So like

Code:

public String randomNumber(String t){
    String alphaNumerics = "qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm1234567890";
    t = "";
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
          t += alphaNumerics.charAt(random.nextInt()* alphaNumerics.length());
            }
        return alphaNumerics;
    }