Using ic2 item "metadata" in a recipe JSON?

Hey, I'm creating a very simple IC2 addon which is actually going to be my first mod, and it involves steel, I'm trying to include steel into a crafting recipe JSON but IC2 doesn't have something like "ic2:ingot_steel", it has "ic2:ingot" with a certain metadata, and I don't know how to utilize that in creating the recipe JSON, any help? Thanks.

Quote from trexxet

You can use Ore Dictionary:

Code

{
  "type": "forge:ore_shaped",
  "pattern": [
    "sS",
  ],
  "key": {
    "s": {
      "type": "forge:ore_dict",
      "ore": "plateSteel"
    },
    "S": {
      "type": "forge:ore_dict",
      "ore": "ingotSteel"
    }
...

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If you need a specific IC2 item, you can press F3+H in game and get an item and it's metadata. E.g., for Advanced Alloy it's "ic2:crafting" and 3, for Steel Casing it's "ic2:casing" and 5. You can add them to JSON recipe like this:

Code

"c": {
      "item": "ic2:crafting",
      "data": 15
    }

This defines a Carbon Plate.

Thanks for the reply, but I already got some help in a minecraft modding discord, the solution was very simple, yes.