Blockdata clearing chest instead of putting item in chest

I am trying to put a wet sponge in a chest with the following command:

/blockdata -190 56 -401 {Items:[:{Count:1,Slot:4,id:sponge:1}]}

The sponge:1 should give me a wet sponge, but instead it just clears the chest.

How can I put a wet sponge in a chest?

minecraft-java-edition minecraft-commands

Best Answer

If you're trying to add it to the chest without overwriting its existing contents, your only option is to temporarily create a hopper that will feed the chest. Unfortunately there isn't a way to add or remove individual elements in a list tag, such as item stacks in a container, using /blockdata.

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What is the fastest way to empty a chest in Minecraft?

Have a quick way to clear all of the Inventory of a Chest, such as opening chest and hitting RT/R1 to remove ALL ITEMS in the chest on console, key binding option for PC such as T , highlight all option on mobile version. This should remove all items, not just a single stack of an item.

How do you use the Blockdata command in Minecraft?

Look at the chest, hold ctrl , and press your pick block button (configurable in options). This should give you a chest item with identical NBT data.

Minecraft Commands: /blockdata Tutorial

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