Entities & mobs · Value
Find by name
Find entities near a location whose name is exactly the one you give. Colours in the name are ignored.
m.entity.find_by_name
In a flow
“When a player uses a command → Find by name: Bob → If Found → Teleport an entity.”
When a player uses a command → Find by name: Bob → If Found → Teleport an entity.
What it does
Find entities near a location whose name is exactly the one you give. Colours in the name are ignored. It's a value node: no white pins, it works out its answer when a step wired to it needs it. It gives 4 values later steps can use. Find it under Entities & mobs in the palette.
When to use it
Use it when the flow needs to: find entities near a location whose name is exactly the one you give. Colours in the name are ignored.
When not to
For a value that never changes, type it into the setting instead of wiring a node.
Typical wiring
Sockets: settings you can wire
- Name Text
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The name to look for, without colours. Capitals don't matter.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses Boss.
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- Near Location
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Where: wire a location in, like Location from Player location, or type world x y z.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a location. e.g. world 10.5 64 -3.2
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, the step runs without it.
- Within Number
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How far to look, in blocks.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in a number. e.g. 42
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses 16.
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Values it gives
- Entities list:entity
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Everything found, nearest first. e.g. Zombie, Cow
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Count Number
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How many there were. e.g. 2
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Nearest Entity
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The closest one. e.g. Zombie
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Found Yes / no
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True when there was one. e.g. true
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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