Modding:Json Block Behaviors

Adding behaviors to your block

Block behaviors are an array of objects with properties attached to your block. Below is an example of two behaviors, one with properties and one without properties.

  behaviors: [{name: "behavior1", properties: {myProperty1: "myValue1", myProperty2: "myValue2"}},{name: "behavior2"}],

All Block Behaviors

Here is a table containing all properties of the base game as of 1.9.

Behavior Name	Additional Properties	Example Blocks	Detail link
BreakIfFloating	none	rock	Break if Floating
CanIgnite	none	torch	Can Ignite
CollectFrom	none	henbox	Collect From
Container	none	barrel, chest	Container
ExchangeOnInteract	exchangeStates (string array of block states) sounds (path from sounds folder)	trapdoor	Exchange On Interact
FiniteSpreadingLiquid	liquidCollisionSound (path from sounds folder) sourceReplacementCode (block code) flowingReplacementCode (block code) collidesWith (other liquid) spreadDelay (int, default: 150)	water, lava	Finite Spreading Liquid
Harvestable	none	bigberrybush, smallberrybush	Harvestable
HorizontalAttachable	handleDrops (bool, default: true)	painting, shelf, toolrack	Horizontal Attachable
HorizontalOrientable	dropBlockFace (Compass Direction, default: "North") dropBlock (block name)	bloomerybase, chest, skep	Horizontal Orientable
HorizontalUpDownOrientable	none	-	Horizontal Up/Down Orientable
Ignitable	none	charcoalpit	Ignitable
Ladder	dropBlockFace (face direction, Default: north)	ladder	Ladder
Lockable	none	chest, displaycase, door, trapdoor	Lockable
NoParticles	none	-	No Particles
NWOrientable	none	chimney, mannequin, path	North/West Orientable
OmniAttachable	facingPos (int, default: 1)	lantern	Omni-Attachable
OmniRotatable	rotateSides (bool, default: false) facing (string)	all slabs	Omni-Rotatable
Pillar	none	axle, log	Pillar
PushEventOnBlockBroken	string EventName	-	Push Event on Block Broken
RightClickPickup	none	bucket, toolmold	Right Click Pickup
Slab	none	plankslab, cobbleslab (all slabs)	Slab
SneakPlacing	none	crock	Sneak Placing
Unplaceable	none	pan	Unplaceable
Unstable	attachedToFaces (default: down)	all crops	Unstable
UnstableFalling	none	anvil, gravel, sand	Unstable Falling

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