MOTD: !!java.lang.StringBuilder {} PROBLEM!!

I have made a /motd command. The commands work fine, but when I start up my plugin it is saying the motd is !!java.lang.StringBuilder {} when it should say what I set my default config to. Please point me in the right direction! (Code)

Code:

package me.memplexowner.motd;

import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;

public class MotdChange implements CommandExecutor {
   
    MainClass config;
   
    public MotdChange(MainClass config) {
        this.config = config;
    }
   
    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String label, String[] args) {
        if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
            sender.sendMessage("Sorry! Only players can use this command!");
            return false;
        }
        Player player = (Player) sender;
        if (args.length == 0) {
            String motd = config.getConfig().getString("MOTD");
            System.out.println(motd);
            String motd2 = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', motd);
            player.sendMessage(motd2);
            return true;
        } else {
            if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("help")) {
                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "MOTD Help");
                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.BLUE + "/motd help " + ChatColor.GRAY + "- Shows help for motd.");
                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.BLUE + "/motd "+ ChatColor.GRAY + "- Shows the motd.");
                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.BLUE + "/motd set <Message> "+ ChatColor.GRAY + "- Allows you to set a new MOTD.");
                return true;
            } 
            if (args.length >= 2) {
                StringBuilder motd = new StringBuilder();
            if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("set")) {
                for (int x = 1; x < args.length; x++) {
                    String motdMessage = args[x] + " ";
                    motd.append(motdMessage);
                }
                config.getConfig().set("MOTD", motd);
                String motdNoColour = config.getConfig().getString("MOTD");
                String  motdColour= ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', motdNoColour);
                player.sendMessage("MOTD set to: " + motdColour);
                config.getConfig().options().copyDefaults(true);
                return true;
                    } else {
                        player.sendMessage("You have not put the MOTD");
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
        player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Error! Do /motd help for help setting your motd!");
            return false;
    } 
 }



       


   
   

 

The problem still persists.. Here is updated code

Code:

package me.memplexowner.motd;

import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;

public class MotdChange implements CommandExecutor {
 
    MainClass config;
 
    public MotdChange(MainClass config) {
        this.config = config;
    }
 
    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String label, String[] args) {
        if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
            sender.sendMessage("Sorry! Only players can use this command!");
            return false;
        }
        Player player = (Player) sender;
        if (args.length == 0) {
            String motd = config.getConfig().getString("MOTD");
            System.out.println(motd);
            String motd2 = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', motd);
            player.sendMessage(motd2);
            return true;
        } else {
            if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("help")) {
                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "MOTD Help");
                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.BLUE + "/motd help " + ChatColor.GRAY + "- Shows help for motd.");
                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.BLUE + "/motd "+ ChatColor.GRAY + "- Shows the motd.");
                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.BLUE + "/motd set <Message> "+ ChatColor.GRAY + "- Allows you to set a new MOTD.");
                return true;
            }
            if (args.length >= 2) {
                StringBuilder motd = new StringBuilder();
            if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("set")) {
                for (int x = 1; x < args.length; x++) {
                    String motdMessage = args[x] + " ";
                    motd.append(motdMessage);
                }
                motd.toString(); // NEW LINE IS HERE < ---------------------------------------------------- >
                config.getConfig().set("MOTD", motd);
                String motdNoColour = config.getConfig().getString("MOTD");
                String motdColour = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', motdNoColour);
                player.sendMessage("MOTD set to: " + motdColour);
                config.saveConfig();
                return true;
                    } else {
                        player.sendMessage("You have not put the MOTD");
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
        player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Error! Do /motd help for help setting your motd!");
            return false;
    }
}



     

 

@MemeplexOwner
The .toString method does not make the MOTD a string, it returns the string from the stringbuilder.

 

I really don't understand what your trying to do. Debug?

 

@MemeplexOwner What does motd.toString return? https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/StringBuilder.html#toString() The JavaDocs say a String so, that is a nice message we can read. Maybe set that instead of an object?

 

@MemeplexOwner

Change your line:

Code:

config.getConfig().set("MOTD", motd);

By:

Code:

config.getConfig().set("MOTD", motd.toString());

Explanations:

In fact, "motd" is a StringBuilder object so when you use "config.getConfig().set("MOTD", motd);" you set the "MOTD" 's path in the config file by the StringBuilder object.
To set the MOTD's path in the config file by the string of the StringBuilder you have to use StringBuilder#toString() which return a String, the String of your StringBuilder.

 

Works. Thank you so much! I can consider my project done. (And I understand now why it didn't work!!).

 

@MemeplexOwner
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