[TUT] Custom Message System!

Have you ever wanted to sendMessage to a player? Of course you have! Have you ever run into having to copy/paste

Code:

 player.sendMessage(ChatColor.Red + [Plugin] + "Bukkit is awesome!);

I know I had to, until I created a messaging system!
Ok first off, you must know what an enum is, if you don't please visit this then come back.
Here is how I did it, and it works just fine.

Code:

public enum MsgType{
        NORMAL(ChatColor.RED + "[BorderPatrol] " + ChatColor.GOLD),
        DENIED(ChatColor.RED + "[BorderPatrol] " + ChatColor.RED),
        ERROR(ChatColor.RED + "[BorderPatrol] " + ChatColor.BOLD),
        LOG("[BorderPatrol] ");
     
        private String prefix;
          
        MsgType(String prefix){
            this.prefix = prefix;
        }
     
        @Override
        public String toString(){
            return this.prefix;
        }    
    }
 

We're done!
You now have a working messaging system! To use.

Code:

sendMessage(MsgType.THING + msg!)

 

This makes no sense. I feel like you left out a snippet or something.

 

Ultimate_n00b
It is kind of that way because I personally wanted to add some more methods, but as I finished I didn't add them.

 

What you have now, doesn't do anything. It will pop out a lot of errors in eclipse though.

 

Ultimate_n00b
Sorry about his guys, my little brother got on and decided to make this little project.
EDIT:
Updated to work, how it should

 

calebbfmv I dont understand the point of your HashMap. All you need is toString() correct?

 

JPG2000
No, because we are storing multiple items, with multiple objects (MsgType, ChatColor)

 

Your little brother made an enum and proceeded to post it on the bukkit forums as a resource on your account? Wow, mine usually just watches TV...

 

Garris0n
haha yeah, he is a, special, kid.

 

I'm 13, which obviously my brothers don't do anything besides play xbox or watch tv.

 

calebbfmv I don't understand your Map. It makes no sense. All you need is the toString() method.

 

You are quite right my friend. I know I made it this way for a reason a while ago, seems like I don't need it anymore!

 

calebbfmv You never needed it, LOL.

Anyways, I guess I'll show you my Header enum. Pretty much the same as yours, but more expalnitory. And its short.

So you in the end you can type:

Code:java

player.sendMessage(Header.BROADCAST + "This is a broadcast");

http://pastebin.com/M7BJp8GY

 

Ours is exactly the same...

 

Nice. Next time I make a plugin, I'm sure this will come in handy : )

 

JOPHESTUS
When you make a plugin. I'm the mean time, keep hogging likes in the offtopic section