Interface EntityQueryOptions

Contains options for selecting entities within an area.

Example

testBlockConditional.ts

import { Dimension } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[type=fox] positioned as @s if block ^ ^-1 ^ stone run summon salmon

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function spawnFish(dimension: Dimension) {
dimension
.getEntities({
type: 'fox',
})
.filter(entity => {
const block = dimension.getBlock({
x: entity.location.x,
y: entity.location.y - 1,
z: entity.location.z,
});

return block !== undefined && block.matches('minecraft:stone');
})
.forEach(entity => {
dimension.spawnEntity('salmon', entity.location);
});
}

Example

testPlaySoundChained.ts

import { Dimension } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[type=armor_stand,name=myArmorStand,tag=dummyTag1,tag=!dummyTag2] run playsound raid.horn @a

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function playSounds(dimension: Dimension) {
const targetPlayers = dimension.getPlayers();
const originEntities = dimension.getEntities({
type: 'armor_stand',
name: 'myArmorStand',
tags: ['dummyTag1'],
excludeTags: ['dummyTag2'],
});

originEntities.forEach(entity => {
targetPlayers.forEach(player => {
player.playSound('raid.horn');
});
});
}

Example

testSendMessageAllPlayers.ts

import { Dimension } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[type=armor_stand,name=myArmorStand,tag=dummyTag1,tag=!dummyTag2] run tellraw @a { "rawtext": [{"translate": "hello.world" }] }

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function sendMessagesToPlayers(dimension: Dimension) {
const targetPlayers = dimension.getPlayers();
const originEntities = dimension.getEntities({
type: 'armor_stand',
name: 'myArmorStand',
tags: ['dummyTag1'],
excludeTags: ['dummyTag2'],
});

originEntities.forEach(entity => {
targetPlayers.forEach(player => {
player.sendMessage({ rawtext: [{ translate: 'hello.world' }] });
});
});
}

Example

testSetScoreBoardChained.ts

import { Dimension, world } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having these commands:

// scoreboard objectives add scoreObjective1 dummy
// scoreboard players set @e[type=armor_stand,name=myArmorStand] scoreObjective1 -1

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function setScores(dimension: Dimension) {
const objective = world.scoreboard.addObjective('scoreObjective1', 'dummy');
dimension
.getEntities({
type: 'armor_stand',
name: 'myArmorStand',
})
.forEach(entity => {
if (entity.scoreboardIdentity !== undefined) {
objective.setScore(entity.scoreboardIdentity, -1);
}
});
}

Example

testSummonMobChained.ts

import { Dimension } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[type=armor_stand] run execute as @a[x=0,y=-60,z=0,c=4,r=15] run summon pig ~1 ~ ~

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function spawnPigs(dimension: Dimension) {
const armorStandArray = dimension.getEntities({
type: 'armor_stand',
});
const playerArray = dimension.getPlayers({
location: { x: 0, y: -60, z: 0 },
closest: 4,
maxDistance: 15,
});
armorStandArray.forEach(entity => {
playerArray.forEach(player => {
dimension.spawnEntity('pig', {
x: player.location.x + 1,
y: player.location.y,
z: player.location.z,
});
});
});
}

Example

checkFeatherNearby.ts

import { DimensionLocation, EntityComponentTypes } from "@minecraft/server";

// Returns true if a feather item entity is within 'distance' blocks of 'location'.
function isFeatherNear(location: DimensionLocation, distance: number): boolean {
const items = location.dimension.getEntities({
location: location,
maxDistance: 20,
});

for (const item of items) {
const itemComp = item.getComponent(EntityComponentTypes.Item);

if (itemComp) {
if (itemComp.itemStack.typeId.endsWith('feather')) {
return true;
}
}
}

return false;
}

Hierarchy

  • EntityQueryOptions

Properties

closest?: number

Remarks

Limits the number of entities to return, opting for the closest N entities as specified by this property. The location value must also be specified on the query options object.

excludeFamilies?: string[]

Remarks

Excludes entities that match one or more of the specified families.

excludeGameModes?: GameMode[]

Remarks

Excludes entities if have a specific gamemode that matches the specified gamemode.

excludeNames?: string[]

Remarks

Excludes entities that have a name that match one of the specified values.

excludeTags?: string[]

Remarks

Excludes entities with a tag that matches one of the specified values.

excludeTypes?: string[]

Remarks

Excludes entities if they are one of the specified types.

families?: string[]

Remarks

If specified, includes entities that match all of the specified families.

farthest?: number

Remarks

Limits the number of entities to return, opting for the farthest N entities as specified by this property. The location value must also be specified on the query options object.

gameMode?: GameMode

Remarks

If specified, includes entities with a gamemode that matches the specified gamemode.

location?: Vector3

Remarks

Adds a seed location to the query that is used in conjunction with closest, farthest, limit, volume, and distance properties.

maxDistance?: number

Remarks

If specified, includes entities that are less than this distance away from the location specified in the location property.

maxHorizontalRotation?: number

Remarks

If specified, will only include entities that have at most this horizontal rotation.

maxLevel?: number

Remarks

If defined, only players that have at most this level are returned.

maxVerticalRotation?: number

Remarks

If specified, only entities that have at most this vertical rotation are returned.

minDistance?: number

Remarks

If specified, includes entities that are least this distance away from the location specified in the location property.

minHorizontalRotation?: number

Remarks

If specified, will only include entities that have at a minimum this horizontal rotation.

minLevel?: number

Remarks

If defined, only players that have at least this level are returned.

minVerticalRotation?: number

Remarks

If specified, will only include entities that have at least this vertical rotation.

name?: string

Remarks

Includes entities with the specified name.

scoreOptions?: EntityQueryScoreOptions[]

Remarks

Gets/sets a collection of EntityQueryScoreOptions objects with filters for specific scoreboard objectives.

tags?: string[]

Remarks

Includes entities that match all of the specified tags.

type?: string

Remarks

If defined, entities that match this type are included.