Java Reference
In-Depth Information
APPENDIX
2
How to Read the Canary Documentation
Many times you'll need to read the Canary documentation directly to find out
how to do something in the Minecraft world involving a
Block
, a
Player
, an
Ocelot
,
a
Cow
, a
Creeper
, or whatever. You need to find out what classes to use and
what functions they offer. The Canary documentation lists this information
for you, and we'll take a quick look here at how to find it.
Canary JavaDoc Documentation
The Canary JavaDoc documentation is centered on the system's classes,
listed within their packages. Here you'll find the following:
•The package name, which is what you use in the import statement.
1
•The class name, which is what you use to declare variables and create
objects with
new
.
2
•The functions (methods) in the class that you can run with () and
parameters.
3
•Parent classes or interfaces that it uses, which will include additional
functions you can call.
4
Point your browser to the Canary documentation, and all the hidden treasures
of Canary are yours!
5
Ah, but what does all this stuff mean? And where is
everything?
1.
Chapter 2,
Add an Editor and Java
, on page 15
, and
Appendix 7,
Common Imports
, on
page 253
.
2.
Chapter 4,
Plugins Have Variables, Functions, and Keywords
, on page 43
, and
Chapter
5,
Plugins Have Objects
, on page 67
.
3.
Chapter 7,
Use Piles of Variables: Arrays
, on page 89
.
4.
Chapter 5,
Plugins Have Objects
, on page 67
.
