No Idea Why This Is Giving Error...

Code:

    @EventHandler
    public void onEntityDeath (EntityDeathEvent event){
     
        Entity entity = (Entity) event.getEntity();
     
        Entity killer = (Entity) entity.getLastDamageCause();

I looked at the error when an entity died, and tracked it back to this last line of code... I have no idea why it throws an error.... Any help/suggestions?
edit It says Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException:

 

Would help if you indicated what error it did throw...

 

The error is caused by:

Code:

Entity killer = (Entity) entity.getLastDamageCause();

getLastDamageCause() get the cause, not the entity that did the damage.
So, it could be fall, or drown, ect.

 

@Evonoucono Check if the EntityDamageEvent is an EntityDamageByEntityEvent.
If so, use EntityDamageByEntityEvent#getDamager().

 

I need to get the killer when an entity dies, not the damager when an entity gets hurt

 

@Evonoucono Entity#getLastDamageCause() returns an EntityDamageEvent though.

 

@Evonoucono u should use the EntityDamageByEntityEvent instead of EntityDamageEvent.
So u need to check if the killer is a player and if the entity that got hitted is a player, and then u create the variables and cast!

 

@Gonmarte

Check for player death should go like this:

Code:java

 
    @EventHandler
    public void playerDeath(PlayerDeathEvent event){
        if(event.getEntity() instanceof Player && event.getEntity().getKiller() instanceof Player){
            Player died = (Player) event.getEntity();
            Player killer = (Player) died.getKiller();
        }
    }
 

EDIT:

I think the event should cast even when they die from fall, lava, etc.

Getting last damager, just cast EntityDamageByEntityEvent and add damager and player to HashMap.

Then check for the DeathEvent, get the killer/damager name, cast.

 

If you're going for a player kill event, go for the PlayerDeathEvent. You can get the victim and the killer by checking if the event.getEntity().getKiller() instanceof Player.