Package org.bukkit.event.entity

Enum CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason>

org.bukkit.event.entity.CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason>

Enclosing class:

CreatureSpawnEvent

public static enum CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason
extends Enum<CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason>

An enum to specify the type of spawning

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
BREEDING	When an animal breeds to create a child
BUILD_IRONGOLEM	When an iron golem is spawned by being built
BUILD_SNOWMAN	When a snowman is spawned by being built
BUILD_WITHER	When a wither boss is spawned by being built
CHUNK_GEN	Deprecated. no longer called, chunks are generated with entities already existing.
CURED	When a villager is cured from infection
CUSTOM	When a creature is spawned by plugins
DEFAULT	When an entity is missing a SpawnReason
DISPENSE_EGG	When a creature is spawned by a dispenser dispensing an egg
DROWNED	When a creature is spawned by another entity drowning
EGG	When a creature spawns from an egg
ENDER_PEARL	When an entity is spawned as a result of ender pearl usage
EXPLOSION	When eg an effect cloud is spawned as a result of a creeper exploding
INFECTION	When a zombie infects a villager
JOCKEY	When an entity spawns as a jockey of another entity (mostly spider jockeys)
LIGHTNING	When a creature spawns because of a lightning strike
MOUNT	When an entity spawns as a mount of another entity (mostly chicken jockeys)
NATURAL	When something spawns from natural means
NETHER_PORTAL	When a creature is spawned by nether portal
OCELOT_BABY	When an ocelot has a baby spawned along with them
PATROL	When an entity is spawned as part of a patrol
RAID	When an entity is spawned as part of a raid
REINFORCEMENTS	When an entity calls for reinforcements
SHEARED	When an cow is spawned by shearing a mushroom cow
SHOULDER_ENTITY	When an entity is spawned as a result of the entity it is being perched on jumping or being damaged
SILVERFISH_BLOCK	When a silverfish spawns from a block
SLIME_SPLIT	When a slime splits
SPAWNER	When a creature spawns from a spawner
SPAWNER_EGG	When a creature spawns from a Spawner Egg
TRAP	When an entity spawns as a trap for players approaching
VILLAGE_DEFENSE	When an iron golem is spawned to defend a village
VILLAGE_INVASION	When a zombie is spawned to invade a village

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

NATURAL

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason NATURAL

When something spawns from natural means

JOCKEY

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason JOCKEY

When an entity spawns as a jockey of another entity (mostly spider jockeys)

CHUNK_GEN

@Deprecated
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason CHUNK_GEN

Deprecated.

no longer called, chunks are generated with entities already existing. Consider using ChunkLoadEvent, ChunkLoadEvent.isNewChunk() and Chunk.getEntities() for similar effect.

When a creature spawns due to chunk generation

SPAWNER

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SPAWNER

When a creature spawns from a spawner

EGG

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason EGG

When a creature spawns from an egg

SPAWNER_EGG

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SPAWNER_EGG

When a creature spawns from a Spawner Egg

LIGHTNING

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason LIGHTNING

When a creature spawns because of a lightning strike

BUILD_SNOWMAN

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason BUILD_SNOWMAN

When a snowman is spawned by being built

BUILD_IRONGOLEM

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason BUILD_IRONGOLEM

When an iron golem is spawned by being built

BUILD_WITHER

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason BUILD_WITHER

When a wither boss is spawned by being built

VILLAGE_DEFENSE

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason VILLAGE_DEFENSE

When an iron golem is spawned to defend a village

VILLAGE_INVASION

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason VILLAGE_INVASION

When a zombie is spawned to invade a village

BREEDING

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason BREEDING

When an animal breeds to create a child

SLIME_SPLIT

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SLIME_SPLIT

When a slime splits

REINFORCEMENTS

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason REINFORCEMENTS

When an entity calls for reinforcements

NETHER_PORTAL

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason NETHER_PORTAL

When a creature is spawned by nether portal

DISPENSE_EGG

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason DISPENSE_EGG

When a creature is spawned by a dispenser dispensing an egg

INFECTION

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason INFECTION

When a zombie infects a villager

CURED

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason CURED

When a villager is cured from infection

OCELOT_BABY

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason OCELOT_BABY

When an ocelot has a baby spawned along with them

SILVERFISH_BLOCK

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SILVERFISH_BLOCK

When a silverfish spawns from a block

MOUNT

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason MOUNT

When an entity spawns as a mount of another entity (mostly chicken jockeys)

TRAP

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason TRAP

When an entity spawns as a trap for players approaching

ENDER_PEARL

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason ENDER_PEARL

When an entity is spawned as a result of ender pearl usage

SHOULDER_ENTITY

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SHOULDER_ENTITY

When an entity is spawned as a result of the entity it is being perched on jumping or being damaged

DROWNED

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason DROWNED

When a creature is spawned by another entity drowning

SHEARED

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SHEARED

When an cow is spawned by shearing a mushroom cow

EXPLOSION

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason EXPLOSION

When eg an effect cloud is spawned as a result of a creeper exploding

RAID

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason RAID

When an entity is spawned as part of a raid

PATROL

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason PATROL

When an entity is spawned as part of a patrol

CUSTOM

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason CUSTOM

When a creature is spawned by plugins

DEFAULT

public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason DEFAULT

When an entity is missing a SpawnReason

Method Detail

values

public static CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason c : CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null