If Player Has Not Joined Before

Is there anyway to do this other than writing to a file? I already tried this:

Code:

if(!p.hasPlayedBefore()) {

It didn't work.

Ohh it's a boolean. Need to re-test it, but this is what I did this time:

Code:

if(p.hasPlayedBefore() == false) {

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i don't see any difference...

 

The two things you posted are the exact same, but with different syntax.

 

I know. Neither worked, I was just making sure, because plenty of times thing like that, that make no sense, work. Any idea why neither will work?
kumpelblase2
DrBowe

 

Which event did you put this in (if any)? Maybe it only works in the prelogin event.

 

onPlayerJoin

Njol
Should I use PlayerLogin?

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I'd at least try it.

 

Doesn't work. I'll just use a file.

 

I believe that by the time onPlayerJoin is called, the user's .dat file is already created.

 

PlayerLogin doesn't work either.

 

PlayerPreLogin?

 

Is that a event?

 

Yes.

 

hatstand
I'll tell you whether or not it works; thanks!

 

Code:

@EventHandler
public void onPlayerJoinEvent(PlayerJoinEvent ev)
{
    Player p = ev.getPlayer();
    if(!p.hasPlayedBefore())
    {
        //your code here
    }
    else
    {
        //whatever you want here
    }

That works fine, if you still have errors, its probably an IDE error.

 

Code:

              @EventHandler
public void playerLogin(PlayerLoginEvent event){
player = event.getPlayer();
Pname = player.getName();
if(player.hasPlayedBefore())
{
                 
}else{
for(Player Player: Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers())
{
logger.info(Pname +" has joined for the 1st time.");
Player.sendMessage(Pname + ChatColor.BLUE + "to the server for the 1st time");
}
}
}

Try that my one posts a message to all online players.

 

You can do Bukkit.broadcastMessage

 

And this is a reason to bump a 2 months old thread?

 

Oops, never realised it was 2 months old, I had it open in my browser and kept meaning to check back on it.

I finally got the time today to but didn't look at the date, #fail

Keir

 

Is bumping 2 month old threads frowned upon?

 

That's incorrect. Player.dat files are created 1- When a plugin tells them to save. When you do /save-all, when you /stop, when player logs off.

It is when you add no context to the problem. You're telling them to broadcast, which does... what in this situation?

Edit: Now that I see what you're replying to, yes.. That is a proper response. Also he's spamming to console. Lovely.

 

Why is this still being posted on? It's been fixed in Bukkit API, so you can actually do p.hasPlayedBefore now...