/**
* Writes an entity's metadata.
*
* @param data Metadata objects to write.
* @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs.
*/
public void writeMetadata(WatchableObject data[]) throws IOException {
for (WatchableObject obj : data) {
int header = (obj.getType() << 5 | obj.getId() & 0x1f) & 0xff;
this.writeByte(header);
switch (obj.getType()) {
case Constants.StandardProtocol.WatchableObjectIds.BYTE:
this.writeByte((Byte) obj.getValue());
break;
case Constants.StandardProtocol.WatchableObjectIds.SHORT:
this.writeShort((Short) obj.getValue());
break;
case Constants.StandardProtocol.WatchableObjectIds.INT:
this.writeInt((Integer) obj.getValue());
break;
case Constants.StandardProtocol.WatchableObjectIds.FLOAT:
this.writeFloat((Float) obj.getValue());
break;
case Constants.StandardProtocol.WatchableObjectIds.STRING:
this.writeString((String) obj.getValue());
break;
case Constants.StandardProtocol.WatchableObjectIds.ITEM_STACK:
this.writeItem((StandardItemStack) obj.getValue());
break;
case Constants.StandardProtocol.WatchableObjectIds.COORDINATES:
this.writeCoordinates((Coordinates) obj.getValue());
break;
}
}
this.writeByte(127);
}