Create a custom message with clickables

This example shows how to create a custom message and add clickable + hover components.

Custom messages allow combining normal text with interactive elements like clickables.

→ Deep dive: [[MessageBuilder|Core-API/Adventure/MessageBuilder]] & [[ComponentBuilder|Core-API/Adventure/ComponentBuilder]]

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Steps

1. Create a base message using MessageBuilder
2. Create a clickable component using ComponentBuilder
3. Append the component to the message
4. Send the message to the player

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Implementation

// create base message


MessageBuilder messageBuilder = MessageBuilder.create(
        "<red>Your inventory got cleared!</red>"
);

// create clickable + hover component


Component reportButton = ComponentBuilder.create("[REPORT]")
        .color(PixelColor.RED)
        .hover("<aqua>Click to report for abuse!</aqua>")
        .execute("report " + teamPlayer.getName())
        .build();

// append interactive component to message


messageBuilder
        .append(" ")
        .append(reportButton);

// send message to player


player.sendMessage(messageBuilder);

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Explanation

• MessageBuilder is used to create the base message
• ComponentBuilder creates interactive elements
• .hover(...) adds a hover tooltip
• .execute(...) runs a command when clicked
• .append(...) combines text and components

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Notes

• Messages can consist of multiple components
• Use clickable elements for better user interaction
• Keep messages clear and simple

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Next step

[[Create a custom inventory|Core-API/Build-your-first-feature/Inventories-&-UI/Create-a-custom-inventory]]