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@minecraft/server / PistonActivateAfterEvent

Class: PistonActivateAfterEvent ​

Defined in: @minecraft/server/index.d.ts:16256

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

Example ​

pistonAfterEvent.ts

typescript
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' : '')
      );
    }
  });
}

Extends ​

Properties ​

block ​

readonly block: Block

Defined in: @minecraft/server/index.d.ts:4790

Remarks ​

Block currently in the world at the location of this event.

Inherited from ​

BlockEvent.block

dimension ​

readonly dimension: Dimension

Defined in: @minecraft/server/index.d.ts:4797

Remarks ​

Dimension that contains the block that is the subject of this event.

Inherited from ​

BlockEvent.dimension

isExpanding ​

readonly isExpanding: boolean

Defined in: @minecraft/server/index.d.ts:16263

Remarks ​

True if the piston is the process of expanding.

piston ​

readonly piston: BlockPistonComponent

Defined in: @minecraft/server/index.d.ts:16269

Remarks ​

Contains additional properties and details of the piston.