Solved ItemMeta not cooperating

Hello.
So I've been coding a gadget module and I've stumbled upon a problem.

equiptPlayer() function (open) equiptPlayer() function (close)

Code:

public static void equiptPlayer(IPlayer player, Gadget gadget) {
        PlayerInventory inventory = player.a().getInventory();      
        ItemMeta property = gadget.getItemStack().getItemMeta();
      
        property.setDisplayName(gadget.getName());
      
        if (gadget.getDescription() != null) {
            property.setLore(gadget.getDescription());
        }

        if (gadget.isEnchanted() == true) {
            property.addEnchant(Enchantment.KNOCKBACK, 10, true);
        }
      
        // TODO getKit()
        inventory.setItem(gadget.getSlot(), gadget.getItemStack());
        player.a().updateInventory();
    }

Gadget.class (open) Gadget.class (close)

Code:

package com.mauxnetwork.maux.playmaux.game.gadget;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;

import com.mauxnetwork.maux.playmaux.game.kit.Kit;

public class Gadget {

    private String name;
    private Kit kit;
    private ItemStack item;
    private int slot;
    private List<String> lore;
    private boolean enchanted;
  
    public Gadget(String name, Kit kit, ItemStack item, int slot) {
        this.name = name;
        this.kit = kit;
        this.item = item;
        this.slot = slot -1;
    }
  
    public String getName() {
        return this.name;
    }
  
    public Kit getKit() {
        return this.kit;
    }
  
    public ItemStack getItemStack() {
        return this.item;
    }
  
    public int getSlot() {
        return this.slot;
    }

    public List<String> getDescription() {
        return this.lore;
    }
  
    public void setDescription(String... text) {
        this.lore = Arrays.asList(text);
    }
  
    public void setEnchanted(boolean enchanted) {
        this.enchanted = enchanted;
    }
  
    public boolean isEnchanted() {
        return this.enchanted;
    }
  
}

GadgetTest.class (open) GadgetTest.class (close)

Code:

package me.maux.GadgetTest;

import org.bukkit.Material;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;

import com.mauxnetwork.maux.playmaux.game.gadget.Gadget;

public class GadgetTest extends Gadget {

    public GadgetTest() {
        super("§a§lMushroom Soup", null, new ItemStack(Material.MUSHROOM_SOUP), 1);
    }

}

So I displayed the two classes. Here is the problem: When I set the item to the inventory, it doesn't show what I want from the GadgetTest.class. It just shows "Mushroom Soup" instead of "§a§lMushroom Soup." When I join the server, it just shows the default Mushroom Soup text. Does anyone know what the problem is?

 

@maux
I believe the proper way to name an item in Bukkit is this:

Code:

ItemStack apple = new ItemStack(Material.APPLE, 1);
ItemMeta appleMeta = apple.getItemMeta();

String yourName = "ChatColor.RED  + \"\" + ChatColor.BOLD + \"I like to eat\" + ChatColor.BLUE +\ " apples!\"\";

meta.setDisplayName(yourName);
apple.setItemMeta(meta)

The important part:
Instead of using the § character, use ChatColor.COLOR. If you are programming in eclipse, hold control and press space after you type "ChatColor." to see a list of chat colors.

 

@maux
You forgot to re-set the item meta. You need to use setItemMeta(itemmeta) in order for the data to be changed.

 

@SirGregg Thanks for for the help and new information you provided as well!

@Zombie_Striker Thank you so much!