How to use

net.dv8tion.jda.core.entities.MessageHistory

constructor

/**
 * Creates a new {@link MessageHistory MessageHistory} object for each call of this method.
 * <br>MessageHistory is <b>NOT</b> an internal message cache, but rather it queries the Discord servers for previously sent messages.
 *
 * @throws net.dv8tion.jda.core.exceptions.InsufficientPermissionException
 *         If this is a {@link net.dv8tion.jda.core.entities.TextChannel TextChannel}
 *         and the currently logged in account does not have the permission {@link net.dv8tion.jda.core.Permission#MESSAGE_HISTORY MESSAGE_HISTORY}
 *
 * @return A {@link net.dv8tion.jda.core.entities.MessageHistory MessageHistory} related to this channel.
 */
default MessageHistory getHistory()
{
  return new MessageHistory(this);
}

  @Override
  protected void handleResponse(Response response, Request<MessageHistory> request)
  {
    if (!response.isOk())
    {
      request.onFailure(response);
      return;
    }
    final MessageHistory result = new MessageHistory(channel);
    final JSONArray array = response.getArray();
    final EntityBuilder builder = api.get().getEntityBuilder();
    for (int i = 0; i < array.length(); i++)
    {
      try
      {
        JSONObject obj = array.getJSONObject(i);
        result.history.put(obj.getLong("id"), builder.createMessage(obj, channel, false));
      }
      catch (JSONException | NullPointerException e)
      {
        LOG.warn("Encountered exception in MessagePagination", e);
      }
    }
    request.onSuccess(result);
  }
}

  return;
MessageHistory history = new MessageHistory(channel);
int toRetrieve = amount;
int i = 0;