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--- tutorial:blockentity [2020/03/30 20:40] – draylar
+++ tutorial:blockentity [2020/03/30 20:43] – draylar
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 ==== Connecting a Block Entity to a Block ====
-Once your ''BlockEntityType'' has been created and registered as seen above, you can simply implement ''BlockEntityProvider'' in your ''Block'' class:
+Once your ''BlockEntityType'' has been created and registered, you'll need a block that is associated with it. You can do this by implementing ''BlockEntityProvider'' and overriding ''createBlockEntity''. Each time your block is placed, your Block Entity will spawn alongside it.
 <code java>
-@Override
+public class MyBlock extends Block implements BlockEntityProvider {
-public BlockEntity createBlockEntity(BlockView blockView) {
-   return new DemoBlockEntity();
+   [...]
+   @Override
+   public BlockEntity createBlockEntity(BlockView blockView) {
+      return new DemoBlockEntity();
+   }
 }
 </code>