Solved Issues with EntityCombustEvent

Trying to prevent certain items from burning in lava but having issues.

Sometimes the event fires and sometimes it doesn't. Doesn't seem to have any sort of pattern to it.

Code:

@EventHandler
    public void onItemBurn(EntityCombustEvent event){
        Bukkit.broadcastMessage(event.getEntityType().toString());
       
    }

Any ideas?

 

@maved145
Try also listening to ItemDespawnEvent, as EntityCombustEvent is only triggered when the fire animation appears on an entity (which sometimes does not happen for items.)

 

@Zombie_Striker How would i go about checking if the despawn was due to it burning in lava though?

 

@maved145
My mistake. It seems that event only triggers if the item was on the ground for 5 minutes.

Instead, try using EntityDamageEvent. If the cause was LAVA, FIRE, or FIRE_TICK, cancel the event.