Block Reader

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This block is able to read data about any blocks or tile entities in front of it.

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Peripheral Name	Interfaces with	Has events	Introduced in
blockReader	Blocks	No	0.7r

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Functions

getBlockName

getBlockName() -> string

Returns the registry name of the block (ex. minecraft:dirt)

local reader = peripheral.find("blockReader")

print("There is a " .. read.getBlockName() .. " in front.")

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getBlockData

getBlockData() -> table | nil

Returns the block data of the block if block is a tile entity.

local reader = peripheral.find("blockReader")

--Prints the contents of the data
for k, v in ipairs(reader.getBlockData()) do 
    print(k, v)
end

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Changelog/Trivia

0.7r
Added the Block Reader peripheral.