String

Obtaining

String can be obtained from drops and fishing, and can be looted from jungle temples and dungeons.

Info

String

Transparency When leaves are opaque (in "fast" graphics), they completely block rendering. When leaves are transparent (in "fancy" graphics), the world behind them is also rendered. Opacity (and its inverse, transparency) are properties of blocks with	Yes
Luminance Light (or lighting) in Minecraft affects visibility, mob spawning, and plant growth. Contents 1 Brightness 1.1 Spread 2 Sources of light 2.1 Blocks 2.2 Other 3 Light-filtering blocks 4 Effects of light 4.1 Mobs 4.2	No
Blast resistance	0
Tool	Any tool
Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Flammable	No
Drops See the items that drop from entities and blocks. For drops as in falls, see Fall Damage. Typical drops from a skeleton: experience orbs, an arrow, and bones. Drops are items that	String (1)
Data values	Block dec:132 hex:84 bin:10000100 Item dec:287 hex:11F bin:100011111
Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Block tripwire Item string

String is used for the crafting recipes of many tools and utilities. When placed as a block, string becomes tripwire which, when combined with tripwire hooks Tripwire Hook Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 131 hex: 83 bin: 10000011 Name tripwire_hook See the hooks. For , can form a tripwire circuit.

Videos

Breaking

Tripwire can be mined instantly with any tool, dropping string.

Tripwire will also be removed and drop string as an item:

• if water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 flows into its space
• if a piston Piston Transparency Yes Luminance None Blast resistance 2.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data values See Data values Pistons are blocks capable of pushing most blocks, depending on tries to push it or moves a block into its space

Tripwire will be destroyed without dropping string if lava Lava Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 500 Tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Lava dec: 10 hex: A bin: 1010 Still Lava dec: 11 hex: B bin: 1011 Name Flowing Lava flowing_lava Still flows into its space.

Cobwebs

See also: Cobweb₧Usage

String can be obtained from breaking cobwebs Cobweb Transparency Partial (diffuses sky light) Luminance No Blast resistance 20 Tools Renewable No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops String (1) Data value dec: 30 hex: 1E bin: 11110 Name web Cobwebs are blocks that slow down with a sword Sword Type Combat Durability Wooden: 60 Golden: 33 Stone: 132 Iron: 251 Diamond: 1562 Renewable Yes Stackable No Data values See Data values Name See Data values Swords are melee weapons that are mainly used , as well as by the pushing of cobwebs by pistons and when water flows over cobwebs.

Crafting

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Ingredients	Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe	Description
String	Cobweb	9	Pocket Edition Pocket Edition Author(s) Mojang AB Jens Bergensten Aron Nieminen Daniel Kaplan Tommaso Checchi Shoghi Cervantes Jason Major Daniel Wustenhoff Tomas Alaeus Mikael "Slicedlime" Hedberg @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios 1] Platform(s) Written in C++ 2] Latest version 1.1.2 only

Drops

Spiders Spider Health points 16 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Size Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 1.4 Blocks Spawn Light level of 7 or less, 3×3×2 space on solid blocks and cave spiders Cave Spider Health points 12 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Venom: 1 () per 1.25 sec Hard: for 15 sec () Normal: for 7 sec () Size Height: drop up to two pieces of string upon death.

Fishing

String can be obtained by fishing Fishing is the process of obtaining fish using fishing rods. Contents 1 Catching fish 2 Junk and treasures 3 Fishing rod durability 4 History 5 Issues 6 Trivia Catching fish edit | edit source] A .

Natural generation

Five pieces of tripwire generate naturally in every jungle temple Jungle Temple Biome Jungle Consists of See Blocks Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History Jungle temples are generated structures found in jungle biomes. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Puzzle 2.2 Trap 2.3 .

String can be found in 59.0% of desert temple Desert Temple Biome Desert Consists of See Blocks Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History Desert temples are generated structures. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Loot 2.2 Blocks 3 Video 4 History 5 chests, 57.8% of dungeon Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 chests, and 57.8% of woodland mansion Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. chests, all in stacks of 1⃢₀ₓ8.

Usage

String can be used as a crafting ingredient and tripwire can be used as a redstone component.

Crafting ingredient

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Ingredients	Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid recipe
Bow	Stick+ String
Fishing Rod	Stick+ String
Lead	String+ Slimeball	2 Lead Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 420 hex: 1A4 bin: 110100100 Name lead Leads, also known as leashes, are items used to leash and lead passive mobs.
White Wool	String

Trading

Fisherman Villager Health points 20 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn Village When a zombie villager is cured First appearances See History Drops None Experience and fletcher Villager Health points 20 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn Village When a zombie villager is cured First appearances See History Drops None Experience villagers will buy 15-20 string for an emerald.

Redstone component

See also: Redstone circuit

Tripwire can be used to detect entities as part of a tripwire circuit.

Placement

To place tripwire, use string while pointing at a surface facing the space the tripwire should occupy.

In order to activate tripwire hooks Tripwire Hook Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 0 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 131 hex: 83 bin: 10000011 Name tripwire_hook See the hooks. For , tripwire must be part of a "tripwire circuit": a straight line of blocks consisting of a block with a tripwire hook attached to it, a "tripwire line" (1 to 40 blocks of tripwire), and a second tripwire hook attached to another block.

Activation

A tripwire activates if almost any entity (players, mobs, minecarts, boats, items, arrows, etc.) intersects its collision mask. The tripwire remains active until there are no entities intersecting its collision mask. Thrown potions, some arrows, thrown Ender pearls, and thrown eyes of ender will not activate tripwire.

Behavior

An active tripwire that is part of a valid tripwire circuit will cause the attached tripwire hooks to activate (producing redstone power). Active tripwires do not themselves produce redstone power.

When tripwire is broken (including by being washed away by spreading water Water Transparency Partial (-2 to light) Luminance No Blast resistance 500 (Flowing) 500 (Still) Tool Renewable Yes Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Water dec: 08 hex: 8 bin: 1000 Still Water dec: 09 hex: 9 bin: 1001 ) after being part of a valid tripwire circuit, it will activate the attached tripwire hooks for 5 redstone ticks (10 game ticks, or 0.5 seconds barring lag). It will not produce the signal if it is broken using shears.

A tripwire does not need to be part of a valid tripwire circuit to activate, but without valid attached tripwire hooks the activation or deactivation can only update adjacent blocks (for instance, activating a BUD circuit).

ID

String has the ID name minecraft:string. Tripwire has the ID name minecraft:tripwire and is further defined by its block data. Tripwire also has a block state which is expected to replace the functionality of block data in a future version.

Block data

See also: Data values

Block state

See also: Block states

Name See values from the latest PC version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition	Value	Description
attached	true false	True if the tripwire is connected to a valid tripwire circuit.
disarmed	true false	True if the tripwire is disarmed, that is, broken using shears.
north south east west	true false	True if the tripwire connects in that direction. For instance, if east, west and south are true the tripwire is connected to either tripwire or tripwire hooks in those directions.
powered	true false	True if the tripwire is active.

Video

History

Indev
Feb. 19, 2010					Added string, as a drop from spiders. Bows can now be crafted.
Infdev
Seecret Friday 2					String is found in the new dungeon Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 chests.
Alpha
1.1.1					String is now used to craft fishing rods.
Beta
1.5					Introduced cobwebs, which drop string when broken with a sword Sword Type Combat Durability Wooden: 60 Golden: 33 Stone: 132 Iron: 251 Diamond: 1562 Renewable Yes Stackable No Data values See Data values Name See Data values Swords are melee weapons that are mainly used .
1.7					Cobwebs now drop string when broken using shears.
1.8					Cobwebs now generate naturally, making them a viable method to obtain string.
Official release
1.3.1			12w22a		String can be placed on the ground as a tripwire. Tripwire was first revealed on Dinnerbone`s Twitter. Dinnerbone released a video showing him experimenting with tripwire before its release.
			12w23a		Tripwire is now activated by most entities (including arrows), and the max distance has been increased from 18 to 40 blocks.
1.6.1			13w18a		String is now used to craft leads.
1.7.2			13w37a		Block ID 132 (tripwire) was removed from the /give command.
1.8			14w02a		String can now be sold to fletcher and fisherman villagers, at 15⃢₀ₓ20 string for 1 emerald.
					Tripwire is now translucent.
1.9			15w44a		Added to desert temple Desert Temple Biome Desert Consists of See Blocks Can generate post-generation No First appearances See History Desert temples are generated structures. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 Loot 2.2 Blocks 3 Video 4 History 5 chests, and more than doubled the average yield from dungeon Dungeon Biome Any Consists of Cobblestone Moss Stone Monster Spawner Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history Dungeons are naturally generated structures that appear in the Overworld. Contents 1 Generation 2 Structure 2.1 chests.
			15w49a		The suspended block state is removed from tripwire.
1.11			16w39a		String is now found in the new woodland mansion Woodland mansion Biome Roofed Forest Consists of See Structure. Can generate post-generation N/A First appearances See history This article may need cleanup to comply with the style guide. Please help improve this if you can. chests.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.3.3					Added string, which can be crafted into bows and wool.
0.11.0			build 1		String can now be used to make fishing rods.
0.13.0			build 1		String can be placed on the ground as a tripwire.
0.15.0			build 1		String is now used to craft leads.
Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1		Added string.
TU14		1.04			String can be placed on the ground as tripwire.

Issues

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Gallery

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  The first image of tripwires released by Mojang.

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  An image released by Mojang testing visibility of tripwires from a distance at night.

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  The same room viewed from the same angle, in daytime.