Block Reader¶

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This block is able to read data about any blocks or tile entities in front of it.

Peripheral Name	Interfaces with	Has events	Introduced in
block_reader	Blocks	No	0.7r

Functions¶

getBlockName() -> string | nil

Returns the registry name of the block (ex. minecraft:dirt), or nil if nothing is in front of the reader.

local reader = peripheral.find("block_reader")

print("There is a " .. read.getBlockName() .. " in front.")

getBlockState() -> table | nil

Returns the block state of the block, or nil if nothing is in front of the reader.

local reader = peripheral.find("block_reader")

for k, v in pairs(reader.getBlockState()) do 
    print(k, v)
end

getBlockData() -> table | nil

Returns the block data of the block if block is a tile entity.

local reader = peripheral.find("block_reader")

--Prints the contents of the data
for k, v in pairs(reader.getBlockData()) do 
    print(k, v)
end

Added in version 1.19.2-0.7.33r | 1.20.1-0.7.37r

hasBlockEntity() -> boolean | nil

Returns whether the block is a block entity or not

1.19.2-0.7.33r/1.20.1-0.7.37r Added getBlockStates and isTileEntity

0.7r
Added the Block Reader peripheral.