if(Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(args[1]) != null){

Code:

if(Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(args[1]) != null){

this for somereason returns null even though args[1] is an actual player online?

 

If you are trying to find out if the targeted player is online I would recommend doing this:

Code:

Player target = Bukkit.getPlayerExact(args[1]);

if(target != null){
//Do your stuff
}

 

just check if it IS null, if it is not, do stuff,

 

Code:

Player player = (Player)Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(args[1]);

if(player == null){
sender.sendMessage("Player is null");
} 
sender.sendMessage("Player is not null");
//code...
}

That should work

 

@aaiach
Bukkit.getPlayer("name") is a fuzzy match method.

For example if you have a user Notch online. Searching for "N", "No", "Not" will all return true.

Use Bukkit.getPlayerExact

 

@Adamki11s It's often what people want though.. Like if I were to send money to someone with the IGN "bossisawesome", then I would want to be so I can just type "/pay bossi 1000" for example..