Contains options for selecting entities within an area.

import { Dimension } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[type=fox] positioned as @s if block ^ ^-1 ^ stone run summon salmon

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function spawnFish(dimension: Dimension) {
dimension
.getEntities({
type: 'fox',
})
.filter(entity => {
const block = dimension.getBlock({
x: entity.location.x,
y: entity.location.y - 1,
z: entity.location.z,
});

return block !== undefined && block.matches('minecraft:stone');
})
.forEach(entity => {
dimension.spawnEntity('salmon', entity.location);
});
}
import { world, EntityQueryOptions } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[has_property={property=propId}]

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function findEntitiesHavingAProperty(propId: string) {
const queryOption: EntityQueryOptions = {
propertyOptions: [{ propertyId: propId }]
};

const overworld = world.getDimension('overworld');
const entities = overworld.getEntities(queryOption);
}

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[has_property={propId=propValue}]

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function findEntitiesHavingPropertyEqualsTo(propId: string, propValue: boolean | number | string) {
const queryOption: EntityQueryOptions = {
propertyOptions: [{ propertyId: propId, value: { equals: propValue } }]
};

const overworld = world.getDimension('overworld');
const entities = overworld.getEntities(queryOption);
}
import { Dimension } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[type=armor_stand,name=myArmorStand,tag=dummyTag1,tag=!dummyTag2] run playsound raid.horn @a

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function playSounds(dimension: Dimension) {
const targetPlayers = dimension.getPlayers();
const originEntities = dimension.getEntities({
type: 'armor_stand',
name: 'myArmorStand',
tags: ['dummyTag1'],
excludeTags: ['dummyTag2'],
});

originEntities.forEach(entity => {
targetPlayers.forEach(player => {
player.playSound('raid.horn');
});
});
}
import { Dimension } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[type=armor_stand,name=myArmorStand,tag=dummyTag1,tag=!dummyTag2] run tellraw @a { "rawtext": [{"translate": "hello.world" }] }

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function sendMessagesToPlayers(dimension: Dimension) {
const targetPlayers = dimension.getPlayers();
const originEntities = dimension.getEntities({
type: 'armor_stand',
name: 'myArmorStand',
tags: ['dummyTag1'],
excludeTags: ['dummyTag2'],
});

originEntities.forEach(entity => {
targetPlayers.forEach(player => {
player.sendMessage({ rawtext: [{ translate: 'hello.world' }] });
});
});
}
import { Dimension, world } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having these commands:

// scoreboard objectives add scoreObjective1 dummy
// scoreboard players set @e[type=armor_stand,name=myArmorStand] scoreObjective1 -1

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function setScores(dimension: Dimension) {
const objective = world.scoreboard.addObjective('scoreObjective1', 'dummy');
dimension
.getEntities({
type: 'armor_stand',
name: 'myArmorStand',
})
.forEach(entity => {
if (entity.scoreboardIdentity !== undefined) {
objective.setScore(entity.scoreboardIdentity, -1);
}
});
}
import { Dimension } from '@minecraft/server';

// Having this command:

// execute as @e[type=armor_stand] run execute as @a[x=0,y=-60,z=0,c=4,r=15] run summon pig ~1 ~ ~

// Equivalent scripting code would be:
function spawnPigs(dimension: Dimension) {
const armorStandArray = dimension.getEntities({
type: 'armor_stand',
});
const playerArray = dimension.getPlayers({
location: { x: 0, y: -60, z: 0 },
closest: 4,
maxDistance: 15,
});
armorStandArray.forEach(entity => {
playerArray.forEach(player => {
dimension.spawnEntity('pig', {
x: player.location.x + 1,
y: player.location.y,
z: player.location.z,
});
});
});
}
interface EntityQueryOptions {
    closest?: number;
    excludeFamilies?: string[];
    excludeGameModes?: GameMode[];
    excludeNames?: string[];
    excludeTags?: string[];
    excludeTypes?: string[];
    families?: string[];
    farthest?: number;
    gameMode?: GameMode;
    location?: Vector3;
    maxDistance?: number;
    maxHorizontalRotation?: number;
    maxLevel?: number;
    maxVerticalRotation?: number;
    minDistance?: number;
    minHorizontalRotation?: number;
    minLevel?: number;
    minVerticalRotation?: number;
    name?: string;
    propertyOptions?: EntityQueryPropertyOptions[];
    scoreOptions?: EntityQueryScoreOptions[];
    tags?: string[];
    type?: string;
    volume?: Vector3;
}

Hierarchy (View Summary)

Properties

closest?: number

Limits the number of entities to return, opting for the closest N entities as specified by this property. The location value must also be specified on the query options object.

excludeFamilies?: string[]

Excludes entities that match one or more of the specified families.

excludeGameModes?: GameMode[]

Excludes entities if have a specific gamemode that matches the specified gamemode.

excludeNames?: string[]

Excludes entities that have a name that match one of the specified values.

excludeTags?: string[]

Excludes entities with a tag that matches one of the specified values.

excludeTypes?: string[]

Excludes entities if they are one of the specified types.

families?: string[]

If specified, includes entities that match all of the specified families.

farthest?: number

Limits the number of entities to return, opting for the farthest N entities as specified by this property. The location value must also be specified on the query options object.

gameMode?: GameMode

If specified, includes entities with a gamemode that matches the specified gamemode.

location?: Vector3

Adds a seed location to the query that is used in conjunction with closest, farthest, limit, volume, and distance properties.

maxDistance?: number

If specified, includes entities that are less than this distance away from the location specified in the location property.

maxHorizontalRotation?: number

If specified, will only include entities that have at most this horizontal rotation.

maxLevel?: number

If defined, only players that have at most this level are returned.

maxVerticalRotation?: number

If specified, only entities that have at most this vertical rotation are returned.

minDistance?: number

If specified, includes entities that are least this distance away from the location specified in the location property.

minHorizontalRotation?: number

If specified, will only include entities that have at a minimum this horizontal rotation.

minLevel?: number

If defined, only players that have at least this level are returned.

minVerticalRotation?: number

If specified, will only include entities that have at least this vertical rotation.

name?: string

Includes entities with the specified name.

propertyOptions?: EntityQueryPropertyOptions[]
scoreOptions?: EntityQueryScoreOptions[]

Gets/sets a collection of EntityQueryScoreOptions objects with filters for specific scoreboard objectives.

tags?: string[]

Includes entities that match all of the specified tags.

type?: string

If defined, entities that match this type are included.

volume?: Vector3

In conjunction with location, specified a cuboid volume of entities to include.