[Tips] Crafting Durability

I saw many people asking how to do this, but very few answers. Many of the answers that did exist were for older versions of minecraft and didn't work anymore. So I thought I'd share the fruits of my labor.

Crafting Durability

Objective: Create an item that loses durability when it's used in crafting.
Solution: Override two functions in the items class. 

Add the following code to your Item class:

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          @Override
          public boolean hasContainerItem(ItemStack itemStack)
          {
                   return true
          }

          @Override
          public ItemStack getContainerItem(ItemStack itemStack)
          {
               // copy our item.
               ItemStack returnItem = new ItemStack(itemStack.getItem(), 1, itemStack.getItemDamage()+1);
        
               // is it enchanted
               // if so, copy the enchantment
               if (itemStack.isItemEnchanted())
               {
                    NBTTagCompound nbtcompound = itemStack.getTagCompound();
                    returnItem.setTagCompound(nbtcompound);
               }        
  
               return returnItem;
          }

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Common Problems

• When I use the item, the texture breaks. 
  • ​Be sure to setMaxDamge(#). When I created my item in MCreator, it was set to 0 and my items texture would break. It'll return a null item. 
  • Also, you can edit thetrue statement in hasContinerItem() to "return itemStack.getItemDamage()<x" where X is the Max Damage value of your item. This will prevent it from returning the item once it breaks.
     
• When I use the item, I can't use the damaged item to craft my item.
  • Change the recipe for the item your crafting to use the OreDictionary.WILDCARD_VALUE. So that the recipe will accept all durability levels.