Class EntityNavigationHoverComponent

Example: navigationHover.js

import { world, system } from "@minecraft/server";

// This example demonstrates how to work with EntityNavigationHoverComponent
// This component is used by entities that can hover/fly like bees and ghasts

system.run(() => {
   const overworld = world.getDimension("overworld");

   // Spawn a bee (which uses hover navigation for flying)
   const bee = overworld.spawnEntity("minecraft:bee", { x: 0, y: 64, z: 0 });

   // Get the navigation.hover component
   const navigationHover = bee.getComponent("minecraft:navigation.hover");

   if (navigationHover) {
       console.log("=== Bee Hover Navigation Properties ===");

       // Check flight and hovering capabilities
       console.log(`Can path from air: ${navigationHover.canPathFromAir}`);
       console.log(`Can float: ${navigationHover.canFloat}`);
       console.log(`Can jump: ${navigationHover.canJump}`);
       console.log(`Can swim: ${navigationHover.canSwim}`);
       console.log(`Can walk: ${navigationHover.canWalk}`);

       // Check pathfinding over different surfaces
       console.log(`Can path over water: ${navigationHover.canPathOverWater}`);
       console.log(`Can path over lava: ${navigationHover.canPathOverLava}`);

       // Check avoidance behaviors (important for flying entities)
       console.log(`Avoids water: ${navigationHover.avoidWater}`);
       console.log(`Avoids sun: ${navigationHover.avoidSun}`);
       console.log(`Avoids damage blocks: ${navigationHover.avoidDamageBlocks}`);
       console.log(`Avoids portals: ${navigationHover.avoidPortals}`);

       // Check door interaction (usually false for flying entities)
       console.log(`Can open doors: ${navigationHover.canOpenDoors}`);
       console.log(`Can break doors: ${navigationHover.canBreakDoors}`);
       console.log(`Can pass doors: ${navigationHover.canPassDoors}`);
       console.log(`Can open iron doors: ${navigationHover.canOpenIronDoors}`);

       // Check special abilities
       console.log(`Is amphibious: ${navigationHover.isAmphibious}`);
       console.log(`Can breach: ${navigationHover.canBreach}`);
       console.log(`Can sink: ${navigationHover.canSink}`);
       console.log(`Can walk in lava: ${navigationHover.canWalkInLava}`);

       console.log(`Component is valid: ${navigationHover.isValid}`);

       // Send a summary message to the world
       world.sendMessage(`Bee spawned with hover navigation! It can fly around freely.`);

       // Fun fact: Display what makes hover navigation special
       if (navigationHover.canPathFromAir) {
           console.log("🐝 This bee can navigate through the air without needing solid ground!");
       }
   } else {
       console.log("Failed to get navigation.hover component from bee");
       world.sendMessage("Could not access bee hover navigation component");
   }
});
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