The ITextComponent interface is the format Minecraft uses to send and display rich text to players.

It might be required for you to import the package if you encounter any issues (like casting an Array), so better be safe than sorry and add the import.
import crafttweaker.text.ITextComponent;

You can cast an IFormattedText as ITextComponent (using the AS keyword, or the asTextComponent() method) or use these static methods below.

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import crafttweaker.text.ITextComponent;

ITextComponent.fromString(String s);
ITextComponent.fromTranslation(String translationKey);
ITextComponent.fromTranslation(String translationKey, Object... args);

ITextComponent.fromData(IData data);

Note: the argument of fromData method is raw JSON text format.

ZenGetter	ZenSetter	Type	Description
ZenGetter style	ZenSetter style	Type IStyle	Description ​
ZenGetter unformattedComponentText	ZenSetter ​	Type string	Description Gets the raw content of this component (but not its sibling components), without any formatting codes.
ZenGetter unformattedText	ZenSetter ​	Type string	Description Gets the text of this component and all sibling components, without any formatting codes.
ZenGetter formattedText	ZenSetter ​	Type string	Description Gets the text of this component and all sibling components, with formatting codes added for rendering.
ZenGetter siblings	ZenSetter ​	Type List<ITextComponent>	Description Gets the sibling components of this one.

ITextComponent createCopy();

Creates a copy of this component. Almost a deep copy, except the style is shallow-copied.

You can add or concatenate two ITextComponent together using the respecting Operators: + ~