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Entity selector option to exclude self

When selecting entities, it would be helpful to be able to explicitly exclude the executing entity (@s) Something along the lines of:

 

@e[exclude=@s]

 

An example where this would be useful: Using invisible no-gravity armor stands as markers, check if there's another one with the same tag nearby. E.g.:

 

execute as @e[tag=magic_spawner] run kill @e[tag=magic_spawner,distance=..0.5,exclude=self]

 

That would remove duplicate "magic_spawner" markers in the same block.

 

Another useful option would be using negative limits to include all but x matching entities. I.e. where [limit=1] would get 1 entity,[limit=-1] would get all but 1 entity. If there were only 1 entity matching the other qualifiers, [limit=-1] would select zero entities.

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    What about @e[type=!@s] 

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    Conbonji That is not correct, the correct way is to use the name argument:

    @a[name=!YOUR_NAME]
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    That would be a really nice addition. For example, if you want to retrieve the closest entity with the same tag, you can simply use @n[tag=xy, exclude=self] and there you have it. I could also imagine something like @o (o for others).

    But why not use @n[tag=!my_tag]?
    Sometimes you have two or more entities with the same tags and you want to retrieve the closest entity with the same tags. In that case, you currently have to assign a new temporary tag to the executing entity (@s), search for the closest entity with those tags, and then remove the tag. Here, it would be great to have something like @o or @n[exclude=self].