How do get a string from another method?

I'm new to java and i'm trying to create a plugin that give the user a gui to perform commands like kick but i'm having problems getting the argument from the onCommand method to onInventoryClick method.

My code:

Code:java

 
package me.ItsMike.GuiAdmin;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
import java.util.ArrayList;
 
import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.Material;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryClickEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryType;
import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 
 
 
 
public class Main extends JavaPlugin implements Listener{
    public Inventory inv = Bukkit.createInventory(null, 9, "MeMe");
    public Inventory test = Bukkit.createInventory(null, 54, "Test");
    public Inventory anvil = Bukkit.createInventory(null, InventoryType.ANVIL);
 
 
 
 
    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String commandLabael, String[] args){
        Player p = (Player) sender;
        if(cmd.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("punish")){
            if(args.length == 0){
                p.sendMessage("Please specify a player!");
            } else {
            // the argument i want to get
           String theguy = args[0];
 
            ItemStack Guard = new ItemStack(Material.DIAMOND_PICKAXE);
            ItemMeta dmeta = Guard.getItemMeta();
            ArrayList<String> lore1 = new ArrayList<String>();
            lore1.add("§7Permanent strength II");
            dmeta.setLore(lore1);
            dmeta.setDisplayName("§dGuard");
            Guard.setItemMeta(dmeta);
            //
            inv.setItem(0, Guard);
            p.openInventory(inv);
 
            }
        }
 
 
 
 
        return true;
 
 
    }
    @EventHandler
    public void onInventoryClick(InventoryClickEvent event) {
        Player player = (Player) event.getWhoClicked();
        ItemStack clicked = event.getCurrentItem(); 
        Inventory inventory = event.getInventory(); 
        if (inventory.getName().equals(inv.getName())) { 
          if (clicked.getType() == Material.DIAMOND_PICKAXE) {
              event.setCancelled(true); 
              // i want to display the argument here
              player.sendMessage(theguy);
 
 
 
 
            }
 
        }
    }
 
    public void onEnable(){
 
        Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
 
    }
}
 
 

 

@TheRealItsMike, could you be more specific? What are you trying to hold on to, because we're not telepathic. Lol

 

I'm trying to get the args[0] from the command "punish" to be sent as a message when the diamond pickaxe is clicked(the onInventoryClick event) what i need to know is how to get the args[0] string(theguy) onto the onInventoryClick method.

 

@TheRealItsMike

1. Create a hashmap. The keys will be the player's UUID and the values will be a String. The UUID will represent the player, and the String will be the message that will be sent.
2. When a player sends the command, store the args[0] inside the hashmap.
3. When a player mines a block, send the message from the map.

 

Won't work as i will somehow have to transfer the uuid of the player from one method to another. which is what i'm trying to achieve anyway :/

 

Thats the point where the mysterious, so called "variables" come in. No really, please read on google about "java variable scope".

 

@TheRealItsMike I hate when it comes this, but it's obvious you don't know enough java to work with bukkit. Come back when you've learned some more.