Package org.bukkit

Interface Nameable

All Known Subinterfaces:

AbstractHorse, Ageable, Ambient, Animals, AreaEffectCloud, ArmorStand, Arrow, Bat, Beacon, Blaze, Boat, BrewingStand, CaveSpider, Chest, ChestedHorse, Chicken, Cod, CommandMinecart, ComplexEntityPart, ComplexLivingEntity, Cow, Creature, Creeper, Damageable, Dispenser, Dolphin, Donkey, DragonFireball, Dropper, Drowned, Egg, ElderGuardian, EnchantingTable, EnderCrystal, EnderDragon, EnderDragonPart, Enderman, Endermite, EnderPearl, EnderSignal, Entity, Evoker, EvokerFangs, ExperienceOrb, Explosive, ExplosiveMinecart, FallingBlock, Fireball, Firework, Fish, FishHook, Flying, Furnace, Ghast, Giant, Golem, Guardian, Hanging, Hopper, HopperMinecart, Horse, HumanEntity, Husk, Illager, Illusioner, IronGolem, Item, ItemFrame, LargeFireball, LeashHitch, LightningStrike, LingeringPotion, LivingEntity, Llama, LlamaSpit, MagmaCube, Minecart, Mob, Monster, Mule, MushroomCow, NPC, Ocelot, Painting, Parrot, Phantom, Pig, PigZombie, Player, PolarBear, PoweredMinecart, Projectile, PufferFish, Rabbit, RideableMinecart, Salmon, Sheep, Shulker, ShulkerBox, ShulkerBullet, Silverfish, Skeleton, SkeletonHorse, Slime, SmallFireball, Snowball, Snowman, SpawnerMinecart, SpectralArrow, Spellcaster, Spider, SplashPotion, Squid, StorageMinecart, Stray, Tameable, ThrownExpBottle, ThrownPotion, TippedArrow, TNTPrimed, Trident, TropicalFish, Turtle, Vehicle, Vex, Villager, Vindicator, WaterMob, Weather, Witch, Wither, WitherSkeleton, WitherSkull, Wolf, Zombie, ZombieHorse, ZombieVillager

public interface Nameable

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	getCustomName()	Gets the custom name on a mob or block.
void	setCustomName(java.lang.String name)	Sets a custom name on a mob or block.

Method Detail

getCustomName

java.lang.String getCustomName()

Gets the custom name on a mob or block. If there is no name this method will return null.

This value has no effect on players, they will always use their real name.

Returns:

name of the mob/block or null

setCustomName

void setCustomName(java.lang.String name)

Sets a custom name on a mob or block. This name will be used in death messages and can be sent to the client as a nameplate over the mob.

Setting the name to null or an empty string will clear it.

This value has no effect on players, they will always use their real name.

Parameters:

name - the name to set