Commands/testfor
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testfor
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Counts entities (players, mobs, items, etc.) matching specified conditions.
- Syntax
- Java Edition
testfor <player> [dataTag]
- Bedrock Edition
testfor <victim: target>
- Arguments
- player (BE: victim: target)
- Specifies the targets to count. Must be a player name or a target selector (
@eis permitted to target entities other than players).
- Specifies the targets to count. Must be a player name or a target selector (
- dataTag (optional)[Java Edition only]
- Specifies the data tags the entities must have to match successfully. Must be a compound NBT tag (for example,
{XpLevel:3}).
- Specifies the data tags the entities must have to match successfully. Must be a compound NBT tag (for example,
- Result
- Fails if the arguments are not specified correctly, or if player fails to resolve to one or more entities (named players must be online).
- On success, produces a success count equal to the number of targets matching player, which can be measured by a redstone comparator facing away from the command block.
- Examples
- To test if Alice is online:
testfor Alice
- To count the number of players in survival mode within a 3-block radius of (0,64,0):
testfor @a[x=0,y=64,z=0,r=3,m=0]
- To count the number of zombies within a 20-block radius of (0,64,0):
testfor @e[x=0,y=64,z=0,r=20,type=zombie]
- To count the number of players currently flying:
testfor @a {abilities:{flying:1b}}
- To test if an arrow is in a block:
testfor @e[type=arrow] {inGround:1b}
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