Getting the entity im looking at?

Ok, so im a HUGE noob at bukkit, so please bear with me

Code:

      // PHOENIX PASSIVE 1
      
        @EventHandler
        public void interact1223(PlayerInteractEvent e){
            Action eventAction = e.getAction();
            final Player player = e.getPlayer();
           

            if (Phoenix.contains(player)) {
            if (eventAction == Action.RIGHT_CLICK_AIR || eventAction == Action.RIGHT_CLICK_BLOCK){
                if (player.getItemInHand().getType().equals(Material.BLAZE_POWDER)){
                    if (player.getLevel() >= 10){  
                       
                       
                       
                    // I need to damage the entity that the player is looking at here.
                        // plz help!
                   
                   
                  
                     player.giveExpLevels(-10);

                     player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GRAY + "You have used your " + ChatColor.BOLD + ChatColor.AQUA + "Burning Breath " + ChatColor.GRAY + "ability!");
                     if (player.getLevel() > 100){
                         player.setLevel(100);
                     }
                     }
                }
                   
                    }
            }   
             }

I cant figure out how to do it.

Since im a MASSIVE noob at bukkit and java, it would be REALLY helpful if someone would give me an example of the code I would need to get the entity the player is looking at.

Thanks!

Can no one help me?

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

 

@Erestor1999 get the player's line of sight (list of blocks in a straight line) , get the nearby players, check if any of those nearby players cross locations with the blocks

 

Try with this class (is not main)

Code:

public class Targeter {

    public static Player getTargetPlayer(final Player player) {
        return getTarget(player, player.getWorld().getPlayers());
    }

    public static Entity getTargetEntity(final Entity entity) {
        return getTarget(entity, entity.getWorld().getEntities());
    }

    public static <T extends Entity> T getTarget(final Entity entity,
            final Iterable<T> entities) {
        if (entity == null)
            return null;
        T target = null;
        final double threshold = 1;
        for (final T other : entities) {
            final Vector n = other.getLocation().toVector()
                    .subtract(entity.getLocation().toVector());
            if (entity.getLocation().getDirection().normalize().crossProduct(n)
                    .lengthSquared() < threshold
                    && n.normalize().dot(
                            entity.getLocation().getDirection().normalize()) >= 0) {
                if (target == null
                        || target.getLocation().distanceSquared(
                                entity.getLocation()) > other.getLocation()
                                .distanceSquared(entity.getLocation()))
                    target = other;
            }
        }
        return target;
    }

}