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
@NotNull Component	displayName()	Gets the display name for this objective
void	displayName(@Nullable Component displayName)	Sets the name displayed to players for this objective.
@NotNull String	getCriteria()	Deprecated. use getTrackedCriteria()
@NotNull String	getDisplayName()	Deprecated. in favour of displayName()
@Nullable DisplaySlot	getDisplaySlot()	Gets the display slot this objective is displayed at.
@NotNull String	getName()	Gets the name of this Objective
@NotNull RenderType	getRenderType()	Sets manner in which this objective will be rendered.
@NotNull Score	getScore(@NotNull String entry)	Gets an entry's Score for an Objective on this Scoreboard.
@NotNull Score	getScore(@NotNull OfflinePlayer player)	Gets a player's Score for an Objective on this Scoreboard
@Nullable Scoreboard	getScoreboard()	Gets the scoreboard to which this objective is attached.
@NotNull Score	getScoreFor(Entity entity)	Gets an entity's Score for an Objective on this Scoreboard.
@NotNull Criteria	getTrackedCriteria()	Gets the criteria this objective tracks.
boolean	isModifiable()	Gets if the objective's scores can be modified directly by a plugin.
void	setDisplayName(@NotNull String displayName)	Deprecated. in favour of displayName(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component)
void	setDisplaySlot(@Nullable DisplaySlot slot)	Sets this objective to display on the specified slot for the scoreboard, removing it from any other display slot.
void	setRenderType(@NotNull RenderType renderType)	Sets manner in which this objective will be rendered.
void	unregister()	Unregisters this objective from the scoreboard.

Method Details

getName

@NotNull
@NotNull String getName()

Gets the name of this Objective

Returns:

this objective's name

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

displayName

@NotNull Component displayName()

Gets the display name for this objective

Returns:

this objective's display name

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

displayName

void displayName(@Nullable Component displayName)

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.

getDisplayName

@NotNull
@Deprecated
@NotNull String getDisplayName()

Deprecated.

in favour of displayName()

Gets the name displayed to players for this objective

Returns:

this objective's display name

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

setDisplayName

@Deprecated
void setDisplayName(@NotNull
 @NotNull String displayName)

Deprecated.

in favour of displayName(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component)

Sets the name displayed to players for this objective.

Parameters:

displayName - Display name to set

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getCriteria

@Deprecated
@NotNull
@NotNull String getCriteria()

Deprecated.

use getTrackedCriteria()

Gets the criteria this objective tracks.

Returns:

this objective's criteria

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getTrackedCriteria

@NotNull
@NotNull Criteria getTrackedCriteria()

Gets the criteria this objective tracks.

Returns:

this objective's criteria

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

isModifiable

boolean isModifiable()

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:

• Criteria.HEALTH

getScoreboard

@Nullable
@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()

Unregisters this objective from the scoreboard.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

setDisplaySlot

void setDisplaySlot(@Nullable
 @Nullable DisplaySlot slot)

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
@Nullable DisplaySlot getDisplaySlot()

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
 @NotNull RenderType renderType)

Sets manner in which this objective will be rendered.

Parameters:

renderType - new render type

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getRenderType

@NotNull
@NotNull RenderType getRenderType()

Sets manner in which this objective will be rendered.

Returns:

the render type

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

getScore

@NotNull
@NotNull Score getScore(@NotNull
 @NotNull OfflinePlayer player)

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:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

See Also:

• getScore(String)

getScore

@NotNull
@NotNull Score getScore(@NotNull
 @NotNull String entry)

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:

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered

IllegalArgumentException - if entry is longer than 32767 characters.

getScoreFor

@NotNull
@NotNull Score getScoreFor(@NotNull
 Entity entity)
                    throws IllegalArgumentException,
IllegalStateException

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

Parameters:

entity - Entity for the Score

Returns:

Score tracking the Objective and entity specified

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if entity is null

IllegalStateException - if this objective has been unregistered