Creative Tabs

Knot unifies the Creative Mode Tab system, which differs significantly between loaders regarding registration order and modifying existing tabs.

Creating a Custom Tab

You register tabs just like Items or Blocks.

public static final RegistryEntry<CreativeModeTab> MY_TAB = TABS.register("my_tab", () ->
    Knot.CREATIVE_TABS.buildTab(
        Component.translatable("itemGroup.my_mod.my_tab"), 
        () -> new ItemStack(MyItems.MY_ICON_ITEM.get())
    )
);

Adding Items to Tabs

1. In Item Properties (Recommended)

Knot injects a helper method into Item.Properties to assign an item to a tab immediately upon creation.

RegistryEntry<Item> MY_SWORD = ITEMS.register("my_sword", key ->
    new Item(new Item.Properties()
        .setId(key)
        .knot$tab(MyCreativeTabs.MY_TAB.getKey()) // Add to custom tab
    )
);

2. Modifying Vanilla Tabs

To add your items to standard tabs (like Ingredients or Combat):

public static void registerTabs() {
    Knot.CREATIVE_TABS.modifyTab(VanillaTabs.INGREDIENTS, populator -> {
        populator.add(MyItems.MY_DUST.get());
        populator.addAfter(Items.IRON_INGOT, MyItems.MY_INGOT.get());
    });
}

Vanilla Tab Keys

Since vanilla CreativeModeTabs keys are private/hard to access directly in common code, Knot provides VanillaTabs:

• VanillaTabs.BUILDING_BLOCKS
• VanillaTabs.COMBAT
• VanillaTabs.INGREDIENTS
• VanillaTabs.FOOD_AND_DRINKS
• ...and more.