Solved Getting config file path as String

Hello,

So, I'm having a bit of trouble with getting my config file path.

Code:

Groups:
    Group1:
        - Name1
        - Name2
    Group2:
        - Name3
    Group3: []

What I'm trying to do make it so the player can type in a command like /testcommand. If they type in /testcommand Group1, then it will send them all of the players name inside of the group. What I'm having trouble with is getting Group1, Group2 or Group 3 as a String to compare to my args[0].

Here is my currently not-working code:

Code:

if( args[0] == getConfig().getString("Groups."))

Thank you to everyone who helps me learn.

 

Is this what you're looking for?

Code:

String playersInGroup = getConfig().getString(args[0]);

 

@NewDevOnTheBlock
None of those are strings. Use getStringList.

 

Would you be able to show me how this could be used? I've tried multiple different ways of using it now, but I just can't seem to get it to work. getStringList() returns a List<String>, and I need it as a String. I've be able to convert it to a String, but it's not getting the group I am testing "Group1".

How would you use getStringList() to go into the "Groups" and then cycle through all of the groups there until it gets one that matches args[0].

 

@NewDevOnTheBlock Please learn basic Java before attempting Bukkit.

Simply put: getStringList() returns a list of strings. When you say [item] or '- item' you are saying that you want a list of strings to be stored. You can use a for loop to iterate over the list, and get every string in it.
Question: Puzzle this out in your head. You have both name1 and name2 under group1. Hypothetically, if you could just convert it to only one string, what would the string be?

 

I ended up solving the problem.

Code:

//This will put in a set called 'allGroups' the name of every sub-node under node Groups.
Set<String> allGroups = this.getConfig().getConfigurationSection("Groups").getKeys(false);
    //This statement will loop through the set 'allGroups' and see if the users second argument is in the set
    if( allGroups.contains(args[0]) ) {
        //I created an ArrayList called 'playersInGroup' to get each player from the sub-nodes.
        ArrayList<String> playersInGroup = new ArrayList<>();
        playersInGroup.add(getConfig().getString( "Groups." + args[0] ) );
    }

 

@NewDevOnTheBlock
What does this accomplish?
You literally just created a List<String>, after agonizing over having one and not knowing what to do with this. lol

 

I agonized over having to deal with one, but I didn't sit here empty minded and went and created an answer.

The getConfigurationSection().getKeys(false) sent in a Set<String> all of the sub-nodes under the node Groups. From there, I searched through that allGroups set to see if it contained args[0]. What this does it allow for the user of this plugin to enter whatever group name they want in the configuration file. I have since perfected the method to allow args[0] to be any case instead of exactly the group name.