Minecraft: Players Held Item Type

Question

How can I check if a players held item is of a specific item type - for example an axe. (can be iron axe, gold axe, wooden axe, etc.)?

Or do I have to do multiple if statements to have this done?

@EventHandler(priority= EventPriority.HIGH)
    public void onInteract(PlayerInteractEvent event){
        Player p = event.getPlayer();
        ItemStack heldItem = p.getInventory().getItemInMainHand();

        if(heldItem.getType() == Material.DIAMOND_AXE){ //I dont want to do multiple if statements for multiple type of Axes
            //...
        } //other if statement for Material.WOODEN_AXE etc.
    }

Answer 1

The cleanest method would be to check if m.toString() contains the "_AXE" string in it. Same with swords ("_SWORD"), and every tool.

Answer 2

I ended up using this

if (
            //Axe
                m == Material.DIAMOND_AXE
                        || m == Material.GOLD_AXE
                        || m == Material.IRON_AXE
                        || m == Material.STONE_AXE
                        || m == Material.WOOD_AXE

                        //Pickaxe
                        || m == Material.DIAMOND_PICKAXE
                        || m == Material.GOLD_PICKAXE
                        || m == Material.IRON_PICKAXE
                        || m == Material.STONE_PICKAXE
                        || m == Material.WOOD_PICKAXE

                        //Hoe
                        || m == Material.DIAMOND_HOE
                        || m == Material.GOLD_HOE
                        || m == Material.IRON_HOE
                        || m == Material.STONE_HOE
                        || m == Material.WOOD_HOE

                        //Spade
                        || m == Material.DIAMOND_SPADE
                        || m == Material.GOLD_SPADE
                        || m == Material.IRON_SPADE
                        || m == Material.STONE_SPADE
                        || m == Material.WOOD_SPADE

                        //Sword
                        || m == Material.DIAMOND_SWORD
                        || m == Material.GOLD_SWORD
                        || m == Material.IRON_SWORD
                        || m == Material.STONE_SWORD
                        || m == Material.WOOD_SWORD
                ) {


            //...
        }

But I guess theres cleaner code somewhere out there..

Answer 3

I think you can use this:

if(heldItem.getItem() instanceof ItemAxe){
//do something
}