Commands/blockdata

This page describes content that has been removed and was only present in earlier versions of Java Edition.

 

This command was superseded by the /data command in Java Edition 1.13.

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        {
            "field": "2",
            "label": "(link to Permission level article, displayed as Permission level<br>required)"
        },
        {
            "field": "None",
            "label": "(link to Commands#Restrictions article, displayed as Restrictions)"
        }
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    "invimages": [],
    "images": []
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Modifies the data tag of a block.

blockdata <x> <y> <z> <dataTag> <UserCreator>

x y z

Specifies the coordinates of the block to be modified. May be provided in tilde notation to identify a position relative to the command's execution.

dataTag

Specifies the data tag elements to be added to, or overwrite elements of, the specified block. Must be a compound NBT tag (for example, {CustomName:Steve}).

Fails if the arguments are not specified correctly, or if the block is "not a data holder block," as in it is not associated with a block entity.

On success, modifies the data tag of the targeted block.

• To change the primary power of the beacon at (0,64,0) to Haste: blockdata 0 64 0 {Primary:3}.

• Block entity format — defined data tags for tile entity blocks
• /entitydata — changes an entity's data tag
• /replaceitem — replaces items in a block's inventory
• /setblock – places a new block at a position
• /stats — sets a block's CommandStats