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library:inventorygui:usage [2020/11/28 12:55] – [State Element] phoenix616library:inventorygui:usage [2025/04/18 12:45] (current) – [Creating the GUI] phoenix616
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 The GUI supports 3\*3, 5\*1 and 9\*x inventory sizes. The GUI supports 3\*3, 5\*1 and 9\*x inventory sizes.
 Sizes that do not match these are getting expanded to the next bigger one. Sizes that do not match these are getting expanded to the next bigger one.
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 ## Creating the GUI ## Creating the GUI
 You create GUIs assigned to an InventoryHolder like a Container or a LivingEntity.  You create GUIs assigned to an InventoryHolder like a Container or a LivingEntity. 
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 gui.setFiller(new ItemStack(Material.GRAY_STAINED_GLASS, 1)); // fill the empty slots with this gui.setFiller(new ItemStack(Material.GRAY_STAINED_GLASS, 1)); // fill the empty slots with this
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 +If you want to use more advanced formatting of text with RGB colors then take a look at [[library:inventorygui:components|this page]] on how to do create an `InventoryGui` instance which can do that.
  
 ## Adding to the GUI ## Adding to the GUI
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 You can also set the state directly via `GuiStateElement#setState(String key)` You can also set the state directly via `GuiStateElement#setState(String key)`
 before you show the GUI or re-draw it. before you show the GUI or re-draw it.
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 ### Dynamic Element ### Dynamic Element
-You can also dynamically load elements each time the GUI is re-drawn. E.g. when you want to cache GUIs but not the  +You can also dynamically load elements each time the GUI is re-drawn and for each viewing player individually. E.g. when you want to cache GUIs but not the text of some buttons, display different elements per player or dynamically change them while they are open without closing and reopening them.
-text of some buttons or dynamically change them while they are open without closing and reopening them.+
  
 Dynamic elements just return one of the other elements that should be displayed each time `InventoryGui#draw` is called. Dynamic elements just return one of the other elements that should be displayed each time `InventoryGui#draw` is called.
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 })); }));
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-As you can see you can change the content of a DynamicGuiElement after a player click on it by calling `InventoryGui#draw` in the action of the supplied element.+As you can see you can change the content of a DynamicGuiElement after a player clicks on it by calling `InventoryGui#draw` in the action of the supplied element.
  
 ### Element Group ### Element Group