PistonActivateAfterEvent Class

Extends

• BlockEvent

Contains information related to changes to a piston expanding or retracting.

Properties

isExpanding

read-only isExpanding: boolean;

True if the piston is the process of expanding.

Type: boolean

piston

read-only piston: BlockPistonComponent;

Contains additional properties and details of the piston.

Type: BlockPistonComponent

Examples

pistonAfterEvent.ts

import {
  world,
  system,
  BlockPermutation,
  BlockPistonState,
  PistonActivateAfterEvent,
  DimensionLocation,
} from '@minecraft/server';
import { MinecraftBlockTypes } from '@minecraft/vanilla-data';

function pistonAfterEvent(log: (message: string, status?: number) => void, targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
  // set up a couple of piston blocks
  const piston = targetLocation.dimension.getBlock(targetLocation);
  const button = targetLocation.dimension.getBlock({
    x: targetLocation.x,
    y: targetLocation.y + 1,
    z: targetLocation.z,
  });

  if (piston === undefined || button === undefined) {
    log('Could not find block at location.');
    return -1;
  }

  piston.setPermutation(BlockPermutation.resolve(MinecraftBlockTypes.Piston).withState('facing_direction', 3));
  button.setPermutation(BlockPermutation.resolve(MinecraftBlockTypes.AcaciaButton).withState('facing_direction', 1));

  world.afterEvents.pistonActivate.subscribe((pistonEvent: PistonActivateAfterEvent) => {
    const eventLoc = pistonEvent.piston.block.location;

    if (eventLoc.x === targetLocation.x && eventLoc.y === targetLocation.y && eventLoc.z === targetLocation.z) {
      log(
        'Piston event at ' +
          system.currentTick +
          (pistonEvent.piston.isMoving ? ' Moving' : '') +
          (pistonEvent.piston.state === BlockPistonState.Expanding ? ' Expanding' : '') +
          (pistonEvent.piston.state === BlockPistonState.Expanded ? ' Expanded' : '') +
          (pistonEvent.piston.state === BlockPistonState.Retracting ? ' Retracting' : '') +
          (pistonEvent.piston.state === BlockPistonState.Retracted ? ' Retracted' : '')
      );
    }
  });
}

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