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
blockReader	Blocks	No	0.7r

Functions¶

getBlockName() -> string

Returns the registry name of the block (ex. minecraft:dirt)

local reader = peripheral.find("blockReader")

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

getBlockData() -> table | nil

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

local reader = peripheral.find("blockReader")

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

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

getBlockStates() -> table | nil

Returns the properties of a block and its state

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

isTileEntity() -> boolean | nil

Returns true whether the block is a tile 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.