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    Class DimensionBeta

    A class that represents a particular dimension (e.g., The End) within a world.

    Index

    Properties

    heightRange: NumberRange

    Height range of the dimension.

    This property can throw when used.

    id: string

    Identifier of the dimension.

    Methods

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      Parameters

      • volume: BlockVolumeBase

        Volume of blocks that will be checked.

      • filter: BlockFilter

        Block filter that will be checked against each block in the volume.

      • OptionalallowUnloadedChunks: boolean

        If set to true will suppress the UnloadedChunksError if some or all of the block volume is outside of the loaded chunks. Will only check the block locations that are within the loaded chunks in the volume.

      Returns boolean

      Returns true if at least one block in the volume satisfies the filter, false otherwise.

      Searches the block volume for a block that satisfies the block filter.

      This function can throw errors.

      Error

      UnloadedChunksError

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      Parameters

      • location: Vector3

        The location of the explosion.

      • radius: number

        Radius, in blocks, of the explosion to create.

      • OptionalexplosionOptions: ExplosionOptions

        Additional configurable options for the explosion.

      Returns boolean

      Creates an explosion at the specified location.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

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

      function createExplosion(log: (message: string, status?: number) => void, targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      log("Creating an explosion of radius 10.");
      targetLocation.dimension.createExplosion(targetLocation, 10);
      }
      import { DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";
      import { Vector3Utils } from "@minecraft/math";

      function createNoBlockExplosion(
      log: (message: string, status?: number) => void,
      targetLocation: DimensionLocation
      ) {
      const explodeNoBlocksLoc = Vector3Utils.floor(Vector3Utils.add(targetLocation, { x: 1, y: 2, z: 1 }));

      log("Creating an explosion of radius 15 that does not break blocks.");
      targetLocation.dimension.createExplosion(explodeNoBlocksLoc, 15, { breaksBlocks: false });
      }
      import { DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";
      import { Vector3Utils } from "@minecraft/math";

      function createExplosions(log: (message: string, status?: number) => void, targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      const explosionLoc = Vector3Utils.add(targetLocation, { x: 0.5, y: 0.5, z: 0.5 });

      log("Creating an explosion of radius 15 that causes fire.");
      targetLocation.dimension.createExplosion(explosionLoc, 15, { causesFire: true });

      const belowWaterLoc = Vector3Utils.add(targetLocation, { x: 3, y: 1, z: 3 });

      log("Creating an explosion of radius 10 that can go underwater.");
      targetLocation.dimension.createExplosion(belowWaterLoc, 10, { allowUnderwater: true });
      }
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      Parameters

      • pos: Vector3

        Starting location to look for a biome to find.

      • biomeToFind: string | BiomeType

        Identifier of the biome to look for.

      • Optionaloptions: BiomeSearchOptions

        Additional selection criteria for a biome search.

      Returns undefined | Vector3

      Returns a location of the biome, or undefined if a biome could not be found.

      Finds the location of the closest biome of a particular type. Note that the findClosestBiome operation can take some time to complete, so avoid using many of these calls within a particular tick.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      This function can throw errors.

      minecraftcommon.EngineError

      Error

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      Parameters

      • location: Vector3

        The location at which to return a block.

      Returns undefined | Block

      Block at the specified location, or 'undefined' if asking for a block at an unloaded chunk.

      Returns a block instance at the given location.

      PositionInUnloadedChunkError: Exception thrown when trying to interact with a Block object that isn't in a loaded and ticking chunk anymore

      PositionOutOfWorldBoundariesError: Exception thrown when trying to interact with a position outside of dimension height range

      LocationInUnloadedChunkError

      LocationOutOfWorldBoundariesError

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      Parameters

      Returns undefined | Block

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      This function can throw errors.

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      Parameters

      Returns undefined | Block

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      This function can throw errors.

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      Parameters

      • location: Vector3

        Location from where to initiate the ray check.

      • direction: Vector3

        Vector direction to cast the ray.

      • Optionaloptions: BlockRaycastOptions

        Additional options for processing this raycast query.

      Returns undefined | BlockRaycastHit

      Gets the first block that intersects with a vector emanating from a location.

      This function can throw errors.

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      Parameters

      • volume: BlockVolumeBase

        Volume of blocks that will be checked.

      • filter: BlockFilter

        Block filter that will be checked against each block in the volume.

      • OptionalallowUnloadedChunks: boolean

        If set to true will suppress the UnloadedChunksError if some or all of the block volume is outside of the loaded chunks. Will only check the block locations that are within the loaded chunks in the volume.

      Returns ListBlockVolume

      Returns the ListBlockVolume that contains all the block locations that satisfied the block filter.

      Gets all the blocks in a volume that satisfy the filter.

      This function can throw errors.

      Error

      UnloadedChunksError

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      Parameters

      • Optionaloptions: EntityQueryOptions

        Additional options that can be used to filter the set of entities returned.

      Returns Entity[]

      An entity array.

      Returns a set of entities based on a set of conditions defined via the EntityQueryOptions set of filter criteria.

      This function can throw errors.

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

      function bounceSkeletons(targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      const mobs = ["creeper", "skeleton", "sheep"];

      // create some sample mob data
      for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
      targetLocation.dimension.spawnEntity(mobs[i % mobs.length], targetLocation);
      }

      const eqo: EntityQueryOptions = {
      type: "skeleton",
      };

      for (const entity of targetLocation.dimension.getEntities(eqo)) {
      entity.applyKnockback(0, 0, 0, 1);
      }
      }
      import { EntityQueryOptions, DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";

      function tagsQuery(targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      const mobs = ["creeper", "skeleton", "sheep"];

      // create some sample mob data
      for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
      const mobTypeId = mobs[i % mobs.length];
      const entity = targetLocation.dimension.spawnEntity(mobTypeId, targetLocation);
      entity.addTag("mobparty." + mobTypeId);
      }

      const eqo: EntityQueryOptions = {
      tags: ["mobparty.skeleton"],
      };

      for (const entity of targetLocation.dimension.getEntities(eqo)) {
      entity.kill();
      }
      }
      import { EntityItemComponent, EntityComponentTypes, DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";

      function testThatEntityIsFeatherItem(
      log: (message: string, status?: number) => void,
      targetLocation: DimensionLocation
      ) {
      const items = targetLocation.dimension.getEntities({
      location: targetLocation,
      maxDistance: 20,
      });

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

      if (itemComp) {
      if (itemComp.itemStack.typeId.endsWith("feather")) {
      log("Success! Found a feather", 1);
      }
      }
      }
      }
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      Parameters

      • location: Vector3

        The location at which to return entities.

      Returns Entity[]

      Zero or more entities at the specified location.

      Returns a set of entities at a particular location.

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      Parameters

      • Optionaloptions: EntityQueryOptions

        Additional options that can be used to filter the set of players returned.

      Returns Player[]

      A player array.

      Returns a set of players based on a set of conditions defined via the EntityQueryOptions set of filter criteria.

      This function can throw errors.

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      Parameters

      • locationXZ: VectorXZ

        Location to retrieve the topmost block for.

      • OptionalminHeight: number

        The Y height to begin the search from. Defaults to the maximum dimension height.

      Returns undefined | Block

      Returns the highest block at the given XZ location.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      This function can throw errors.

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      Returns WeatherType

      Returns a WeatherType that explains the broad category of weather that is currently going on.

      Returns the current weather.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

    • Beta

      Parameters

      • featureName: string

        The string identifier for the feature.

      • location: Vector3

        Location to place the feature.

      • OptionalshouldThrow: boolean

        Specifies if the function call will throw an error if the feature could not be placed. Note: The function call will always throw an error if using an unknown feature name or trying to place in a unloaded chunk.

      Returns boolean

      Places the given feature into the dimension at the specified location.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      An error will be thrown if the feature name is invalid. An error will be thrown if the location is in an unloaded chunk.

      Error

      minecraftcommon.InvalidArgumentError

      LocationInUnloadedChunkError

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      Parameters

      • featureRuleName: string

        The string identifier for the feature rule.

      • location: Vector3

        Location to place the feature rule.

      Returns boolean

      Places the given feature rule into the dimension at the specified location.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      An error will be thrown if the feature rule name is invalid. An error will be thrown if the location is in an unloaded chunk.

      minecraftcommon.InvalidArgumentError

      LocationInUnloadedChunkError

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      Parameters

      • soundId: string

        Identifier of the sound.

      • location: Vector3

        Location of the sound.

      • OptionalsoundOptions: WorldSoundOptions

        Additional options for configuring additional effects for the sound.

      Returns void

      Plays a sound for all players.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      An error will be thrown if volume is less than 0.0. An error will be thrown if fade is less than 0.0. An error will be thrown if pitch is less than 0.01. An error will be thrown if volume is less than 0.0.

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      Parameters

      • commandString: string

        Command to run. Note that command strings should not start with slash.

      Returns CommandResult

      Returns a command result with a count of successful values from the command.

      Runs a command synchronously using the context of the broader dimenion.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      Throws an exception if the command fails due to incorrect parameters or command syntax, or in erroneous cases for the command. Note that in many cases, if the command does not operate (e.g., a target selector found no matches), this method will not throw an exception.

      CommandError

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      Parameters

      • location: Vector3

        The location within the dimension to set the block.

      • permutation: BlockPermutation

        The block permutation to set.

      Returns void

      Sets a block in the world using a BlockPermutation. BlockPermutations are blocks with a particular state.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      Throws if the location is within an unloaded chunk or outside of the world bounds.

      LocationInUnloadedChunkError

      LocationOutOfWorldBoundariesError

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      Parameters

      • location: Vector3

        The location within the dimension to set the block.

      • blockType: string | BlockType

        The type of block to set. This can be either a string identifier or a BlockType. The default block permutation is used.

      Returns void

      Sets a block at a given location within the dimension.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      Throws if the location is within an unloaded chunk or outside of the world bounds.

      Error

      LocationInUnloadedChunkError

      LocationOutOfWorldBoundariesError

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      Parameters

      • weatherType: WeatherType

        Set the type of weather to apply.

      • Optionalduration: number

        Sets the duration of the weather (in ticks). If no duration is provided, the duration will be set to a random duration between 300 and 900 seconds.

      Returns void

      Sets the current weather within the dimension

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      This function can throw errors.

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      Type Parameters

      • T = never

      Parameters

      • identifier: EntityIdentifierType<NoInfer<T>>

        Identifier of the type of entity to spawn. If no namespace is specified, 'minecraft:' is assumed.

      • location: Vector3

        The location at which to create the entity.

      • Optionaloptions: SpawnEntityOptions

      Returns Entity

      Newly created entity at the specified location.

      Creates a new entity (e.g., a mob) at the specified location.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      import { DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";
      import { Vector3Utils } from "@minecraft/math";

      function spawnAdultHorse(log: (message: string, status?: number) => void, targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      log("Create a horse and triggering the ageable_grow_up event, ensuring the horse is created as an adult");
      targetLocation.dimension.spawnEntity(
      "minecraft:horse<minecraft:ageable_grow_up>",
      Vector3Utils.add(targetLocation, { x: 0, y: 1, z: 0 })
      );
      }
      import { DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";
      import { MinecraftEntityTypes, MinecraftEffectTypes } from "@minecraft/vanilla-data";

      function quickFoxLazyDog(log: (message: string, status?: number) => void, targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      const fox = targetLocation.dimension.spawnEntity(MinecraftEntityTypes.Fox, {
      x: targetLocation.x + 1,
      y: targetLocation.y + 2,
      z: targetLocation.z + 3,
      });

      fox.addEffect(MinecraftEffectTypes.Speed, 10, {
      amplifier: 2,
      });
      log("Created a fox.");

      const wolf = targetLocation.dimension.spawnEntity(MinecraftEntityTypes.Wolf, {
      x: targetLocation.x + 4,
      y: targetLocation.y + 2,
      z: targetLocation.z + 3,
      });
      wolf.addEffect(MinecraftEffectTypes.Slowness, 10, {
      amplifier: 2,
      });
      wolf.isSneaking = true;
      log("Created a sneaking wolf.", 1);
      }
      import { DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";
      import { MinecraftEntityTypes } from "@minecraft/vanilla-data";

      function triggerEvent(targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      const creeper = targetLocation.dimension.spawnEntity(MinecraftEntityTypes.Creeper, targetLocation);

      creeper.triggerEvent("minecraft:start_exploding_forced");
      }
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      Parameters

      • itemStack: ItemStack
      • location: Vector3

        The location at which to create the item stack.

      Returns Entity

      Newly created item stack entity at the specified location.

      Creates a new item stack as an entity at the specified location.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

      import { ItemStack, DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";
      import { MinecraftItemTypes } from "@minecraft/vanilla-data";

      function itemStacks(log: (message: string, status?: number) => void, targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      const oneItemLoc = { x: targetLocation.x + targetLocation.y + 3, y: 2, z: targetLocation.z + 1 };
      const fiveItemsLoc = { x: targetLocation.x + 1, y: targetLocation.y + 2, z: targetLocation.z + 1 };
      const diamondPickaxeLoc = { x: targetLocation.x + 2, y: targetLocation.y + 2, z: targetLocation.z + 4 };

      const oneEmerald = new ItemStack(MinecraftItemTypes.Emerald, 1);
      const onePickaxe = new ItemStack(MinecraftItemTypes.DiamondPickaxe, 1);
      const fiveEmeralds = new ItemStack(MinecraftItemTypes.Emerald, 5);

      log(`Spawning an emerald at (${oneItemLoc.x}, ${oneItemLoc.y}, ${oneItemLoc.z})`);
      targetLocation.dimension.spawnItem(oneEmerald, oneItemLoc);

      log(`Spawning five emeralds at (${fiveItemsLoc.x}, ${fiveItemsLoc.y}, ${fiveItemsLoc.z})`);
      targetLocation.dimension.spawnItem(fiveEmeralds, fiveItemsLoc);

      log(`Spawning a diamond pickaxe at (${diamondPickaxeLoc.x}, ${diamondPickaxeLoc.y}, ${diamondPickaxeLoc.z})`);
      targetLocation.dimension.spawnItem(onePickaxe, diamondPickaxeLoc);
      }
      import { ItemStack, DimensionLocation } from "@minecraft/server";
      import { MinecraftItemTypes } from "@minecraft/vanilla-data";

      function spawnFeatherItem(log: (message: string, status?: number) => void, targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      const featherItem = new ItemStack(MinecraftItemTypes.Feather, 1);

      targetLocation.dimension.spawnItem(featherItem, targetLocation);
      log(`New feather created at ${targetLocation.x}, ${targetLocation.y}, ${targetLocation.z}!`);
      }
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      Parameters

      • effectName: string

        Identifier of the particle to create.

      • location: Vector3

        The location at which to create the particle emitter.

      • OptionalmolangVariables: MolangVariableMap

        A set of optional, customizable variables that can be adjusted for this particle.

      Returns void

      Creates a new particle emitter at a specified location in the world.

      This function can't be called in read-only mode.

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

      function spawnParticle(targetLocation: DimensionLocation) {
      for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
      const molang = new MolangVariableMap();

      molang.setColorRGB("variable.color", { red: Math.random(), green: Math.random(), blue: Math.random() });

      const newLocation = {
      x: targetLocation.x + Math.floor(Math.random() * 8) - 4,
      y: targetLocation.y + Math.floor(Math.random() * 8) - 4,
      z: targetLocation.z + Math.floor(Math.random() * 8) - 4,
      };
      targetLocation.dimension.spawnParticle("minecraft:colored_flame_particle", newLocation, molang);
      }
      }