# Block Coordinates

Minecraft saves a block's location with integer coordinates. This means that there are no decimals in each block's coordinates, while Skript uses decimals (+0.5) to get the exact centre of the block. They both work perfectly, the only trouble is in forgetting to convert from one to the other.

A visual representation of the points Minecraft and Skript use to represent a block's location:

<figure><img src="/files/oooLfYV5uzwxWeurfEYa" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

When converting between the two you can add or subtract `0.5` respectively. The greatest integer (or floor) function can also be used to purge the decimal digits from a number.

Here is an example in code:

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" fullWidth="false" %}

```java
set {_location} to location of player's targeted block

#: Skript:
  set {_x} to {_location}'s x-coord
  set {_y} to {_location}'s y-coord
  set {_z} to {_location}'s z-coord

  set block at location({_x}, {_y}, {_z}, world "world") to diamond block

#: Minecraft:
  #: This will not work
  set {_x} to {_location}'s x-coord
  set {_y} to {_location}'s y-coord
  set {_z} to {_location}'s z-coord
  execute console command "/setblock %{_x}% %{_y}% %{_z}% diamond_block"

  #: This will work
  set {_x} to floor({_location}'s x-coord)
  set {_y} to floor({_location}'s y-coord)
  set {_z} to floor({_location}'s z-coord)
  execute console command "/setblock %{_x}% %{_y}% %{_z}% diamond_block"
```

{% endcode %}

... b/c ppl dont realise set block effect exists, set vars to coords and console commands


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