org.bukkit.scoreboard

Interface Objective

public interface Objective

An objective on a scoreboard that can show scores specific to entries. This objective is only relevant to the display of the associated scoreboard.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getCriteria() Gets the criteria this objective tracks.
java.lang.String	getDisplayName() Gets the name displayed to players for this objective
DisplaySlot	getDisplaySlot() Gets the display slot this objective is displayed at.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of this Objective
Score	getScore(OfflinePlayer player) Deprecated. Scoreboards can contain entries that aren't players
Score	getScore(java.lang.String entry) Gets an entry's Score for an Objective on this Scoreboard.
Scoreboard	getScoreboard() Gets the scoreboard to which this objective is attached.
boolean	isModifiable() Gets if the objective's scores can be modified directly by a plugin.
void	setDisplayName(java.lang.String displayName) Sets the name displayed to players for this objective.
void	setDisplaySlot(DisplaySlot slot) Sets this objective to display on the specified slot for the scoreboard, removing it from any other display slot.
void	unregister() Unregisters this objective from the scoreboard.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()
                  throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Gets the name of this Objective

Returns:

this objective'ss name

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getDisplayName

java.lang.String getDisplayName()
                         throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Gets the name displayed to players for this objective

Returns:

this objective's display name

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

setDisplayName

void setDisplayName(java.lang.String displayName)
             throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Sets the name displayed to players for this objective.

Parameters:

displayName - Display name to set

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if displayName is null

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if displayName is longer than 32 characters.

getCriteria

java.lang.String getCriteria()
                      throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Gets the criteria this objective tracks.

Returns:

this objective's criteria

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

isModifiable

boolean isModifiable()
              throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Gets if the objective's scores can be modified directly by a plugin.

Returns:

true if scores are modifiable

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

See Also:

Criterias.HEALTH

getScoreboard

Scoreboard getScoreboard()

Gets the scoreboard to which this objective is attached.

Returns:

Owning scoreboard, or null if it has been unregistered

unregister

void unregister()
         throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Unregisters this objective from the scoreboard.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

setDisplaySlot

void setDisplaySlot(DisplaySlot slot)
             throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Sets this objective to display on the specified slot for the scoreboard, removing it from any other display slot.

Parameters:

slot - display slot to change, or null to not display

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getDisplaySlot

DisplaySlot getDisplaySlot()
                    throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Gets the display slot this objective is displayed at.

Returns:

the display slot for this objective, or null if not displayed

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getScore

@Deprecated
Score getScore(OfflinePlayer player)
                    throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                           java.lang.IllegalStateException

Deprecated. Scoreboards can contain entries that aren't players

Gets a player's Score for an Objective on this Scoreboard

Parameters:

player - Player for the Score

Returns:

Score tracking the Objective and player specified

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if player is null

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

See Also:

getScore(String)

getScore

Score getScore(java.lang.String entry)
        throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
               java.lang.IllegalStateException

Gets an entry's Score for an Objective on this Scoreboard.

Parameters:

entry - Entry for the Score

Returns:

Score tracking the Objective and entry specified

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if entry is null

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered