Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(args[0]); Help?

So I am redoing the /deop and /op commands so it 'fits' with my server style and I can add my own permissions, etc, blah. blah.

I know getOfflinePlayer() is depreciated, but is there another way to get the player who is offline? At the moment I'm doing this:

Code (Text):

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
                        Player checkOfflinePlayer = (Player) Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(args[0]);
                        if (checkOfflinePlayer.hasPlayedBefore()) {
                            if (checkOfflinePlayer.isOp()) {
                                checkOfflinePlayer.setOp(false);
                                sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', "&7You have deoped " + checkOfflinePlayer.getName() + " who is offline"));
                            } else {
                                sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', "&7" + checkOfflinePlayer.getName() + " is not an operator"));
                            }
                        } else {
                            sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', "&7" + args[0] + " has never played before!"));
                        }

However, this is the console error:

Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_9_R1.CraftOfflinePlayer cannot be cast to org.bukkit.entity.Player
at test.moderance.commands.DeOp.onCommand(DeOp.java:41) ~[?:?]
at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:44) ~[spigot.jar:git-Spigot-e6f93f4-ed60c01]
... 15 more


Line 41:

Code (Text):

Player checkOfflinePlayer = (Player) Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(args[0]);

Thank you for any help given.

 

Correct

 

OHH.. I'm so stupid, thanks!

Solved

Code (Text):

OfflinePlayer checkOfflinePlayer = Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(args[0]);

Another Question:

This is going to the else instead of passing through as equals, even though the uuid is matching the checkPlayer

public String uuid = "069a79f4-44e9-4726-a5be-fca90e38aaf5";

if (checkPlayer.getUniqueId().equals(uuid)) {
//is player
} else {
//not player
}

 

Thanks <3