Package org.bukkit.entity

Interface EntitySnapshot

public interface EntitySnapshot

Represents an immutable copy of an entity's state. Can be used at any time to create an instance of the stored entity.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Entity	createEntity(Location to)	Creates an entity using this template and spawns it at the provided location.
Entity	createEntity(World world)	Creates an entity using this template.
String	getAsString()	Get this EntitySnapshot as an NBT string.
EntityType	getEntityType()	Gets the type of entity this template holds.

Method Details

createEntity

@NotNull
Entity createEntity(@NotNull
 World world)

Creates an entity using this template. Does not spawn the copy in the world.

Parameters:

world - the world to create the entity in

Returns:

a copy of this entity.

createEntity

@NotNull
Entity createEntity(@NotNull
 Location to)

Creates an entity using this template and spawns it at the provided location.

Parameters:

to - the location to copy to

Returns:

the new entity.

getEntityType

@NotNull
EntityType getEntityType()

Gets the type of entity this template holds.

Returns:

the type

getAsString

@NotNull
@Experimental
String getAsString()

Get this EntitySnapshot as an NBT string.

This string should not be relied upon as a serializable value.

Returns:

the NBT string