int length = 0;
				if(old !=null){
					length = old.length;
				}
				//((ignore this line, this is just a test))
				Bukkit.getPlayer("shellofchaos").sendMessage("name: " +Blocker.getBlockname(loc));
				//next line gives an nullpointerexception and it isn't
				//Blocker.getBlockname(loc)
				old[length] = Blocker.getBlockname(loc);