Package 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	Description
String	getCriteria()	Gets the criteria this objective tracks.
String	getDisplayName()	Gets the name displayed to players for this objective
DisplaySlot	getDisplaySlot()	Gets the display slot this objective is displayed at.
String	getName()	Gets the name of this Objective
RenderType	getRenderType()	Sets manner in which this objective will be rendered.
Score	getScore(String entry)	Gets an entry's Score for an Objective on this Scoreboard.
Score	getScore(OfflinePlayer player)	Deprecated. Scoreboards can contain entries that aren't players
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(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	setRenderType(RenderType renderType)	Sets manner in which this objective will be rendered.
void	unregister()	Unregisters this objective from the scoreboard.

Method Details

getName

@NotNull
String getName()
        throws IllegalStateException

Gets the name of this Objective

Returns:

this objective's name

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getDisplayName

@NotNull
String getDisplayName()
               throws IllegalStateException

Gets the name displayed to players for this objective

Returns:

this objective's display name

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

setDisplayName

void setDisplayName(@NotNull
 String displayName)
             throws IllegalStateException,
IllegalArgumentException

Sets the name displayed to players for this objective.

Parameters:

displayName - Display name to set

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

IllegalArgumentException - if displayName is null

IllegalArgumentException - if displayName is longer than 128 characters.

getCriteria

@NotNull
String getCriteria()
            throws IllegalStateException

Gets the criteria this objective tracks.

Returns:

this objective's criteria

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

isModifiable

boolean isModifiable()
              throws IllegalStateException

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

Returns:

true if scores are modifiable

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

See Also:

• Criterias.HEALTH

getScoreboard

@Nullable
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 IllegalStateException

Unregisters this objective from the scoreboard.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

setDisplaySlot

void setDisplaySlot(@Nullable
 DisplaySlot slot)
             throws 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:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getDisplaySlot

@Nullable
DisplaySlot getDisplaySlot()
                    throws IllegalStateException

Gets the display slot this objective is displayed at.

Returns:

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

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

setRenderType

void setRenderType(@NotNull
 RenderType renderType)
            throws IllegalStateException

Sets manner in which this objective will be rendered.

Parameters:

renderType - new render type

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getRenderType

@NotNull
RenderType getRenderType()
                  throws IllegalStateException

Sets manner in which this objective will be rendered.

Returns:

the render type

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getScore

@Deprecated
@NotNull
Score getScore(@NotNull
 OfflinePlayer player)
        throws IllegalArgumentException,
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:

IllegalArgumentException - if player is null

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

See Also:

• getScore(String)

getScore

@NotNull
Score getScore(@NotNull
 String entry)
        throws IllegalArgumentException,
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:

IllegalArgumentException - if entry is null

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

IllegalArgumentException - if entry is longer than 32767 characters.