InvocativeTargetException and config problems help

What's the code for your configuration class?

And how is your config file formatted?

 

@tyzoid I dont have a configuration class. Do I need one?

 

@Jogy34
I wouldn't use Configuration. Use Properties instead.

 

@tyzoid why would Properties be better

 

@Jogy34
Take a look at the Configuration documentation. (javax.security.auth.login.Configuration)

Properties is generally used for config-files.

 

@tyzoid ok and I have to make a separate class for Properties, right?

 

@Jogy34
You should hav a class that saves/loads properties from the file.
It's also a good idea to have only one instance of the class as a member variable in your main plugin file.

 

Bukkit has its own Configuration class that is used to create and read yml files. Using Properties is ok, but Configuration is better.

What? Do you even know what you're doing at all? You can declare the variable as a class member, then still access it from the constructor. Leave this:

Code:

public Configuration config;

where it is. Then put this in your constructor:

Code:

config = instance.getConfiguration();
config.load();

Easy as that.

Have you considered looking up some Java tutorials, and learning how this stuff works? It's obvious you're just kind of scrambling here.

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

@nisovin I've tried that before (infact you told me to do that exact thing) and it didn't work. I'm just going to go with the properties file like what @tyzoid said

@tyzoid I have figured out how to create property files but I have no idea what I would do for a property class. Can you help me here?

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

@Jogy34
If your plugin already reads it, its fine. It is useful if you want to keep code seperate.

 

@tyzoid I still want to know how to do it for future plugins of mine. Can you point me in the direction of a tutorial at least.

 

@Jogy34
Do you mean user data? Or general configuration data?

 

@tyzoid both but mainly general configuration data

 

The handle by Nijikokun had a good bit about configuration files.

 

@AJCStriker where do i find that

 

@Jogy34 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=YouTube+the+handle+Nijikokun I recommend watching all three, they're all really very good and one covers storing user data the other configs. I use his system and it works well in my plugins

 

can someone please tell me where i can find a written tutorial

 

http://wiki.bukkit.org/Plugin_Tutorial
I wrote it so if you have questions just ask

 

@Adamki11s how do I choose where the config is made

 

You just specify the file.

 

@Adamki11s how?

EDIT:
I made a plugin to test a few things with config files and I have this:

Code:

public static Configuration config = new Configuration(new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), "Config.yml"));

but there is an error on plugin.getDataFolder() saying plugin cant be resolved and when I try doing

Code:

JavaPlugin plugin;

like it suggests it gives me an error when I test it on the server

 

public static Configuration c = new Configuration(new File("plugins" + File.separator + "MyPlugin" + File.seperator + "Config.yml"));

 

@Adamki11s That got rid of all of the errors but it doesn't make a config file

 

You have to then use it to make one, it just just 'appear' when you create the object.

EG:

Code:java

 
File root = new File("plugins" + File.separator + "MyPlugin");
File configFile = new File(root + File.seperator + "Config.yml");
public void createConfig() throws IOException{
    if(!root.exists()){
        root.mkdir();
    }
    if(!configFile.exists()){
   configFile.createNewFile();
    //set properties here
    }
 
    Configuration c = new Configuration(configFile);
    c.load();
    //load properties here.
}
 

Put it anywhere, just call it when you need your config created/loaded.

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

@Adamki11s sorry about that I was making idiotic mistakes

 

It's fine, we're all here to help; well most are

 

@Adamki11s
How do I get the value from the config file in a different class?

 

Sorry, not to sound rude but if you don't know this you really need to go and get a better understand of java. I'd recommend the new boston's video tutorials on youtube.

 

@Adamki11s I've tried setting the value in the main class and then getting it in my other class using private variables and get/set methods, I've tryed using public variables and then just <class name>.<variable>, Neither of those worked because I couldn't get the value out of the createconfig() method, I've also tried to get the configuration in my second class using basically the same method but without trying to create it but that didn't work either.

 

When you load the config you need to either put your variables into a permanent variable or pass then along to another class.