Understading getExperience, getTotalExperience, etc

So I'm trying to allow users to buy xp in our custom server plugin. I can't seem to figure out the difference between Experience and TotalExperience. I'd assume experience is the xp in the current level but it's always showing as zero.

When I try:

Code:

person.setExperience( person.getTotalExperience()+amount );

It works but:

- The green bars never show. If amount is 100 then I go to level 1.
- Purchasing more XP is all wonky, because I don't think getTotalExperience is the right thing to use
- However, getExperience is ALWAYS 0.

I can't seem find any documentation on these or how they work.

How can I properly add xp and get the green bars to work?

CB 1597

 

Currently having the same issues...
I miss a gainExp method

EDIT: i just found giveExp(int i)

 

When debugging this, get the XP level and print it out to the log. Don't trust the client-- there's a few bugs where the XP doesn't update graphically when it should.

 

Wow good find! I don't know how I missed that but it seems to work well!