[MC-143765] Certain states do not work when placing blocks with a custom BlockStateTag

When placing items with a custom BlockStateTag NBT tag, certain block states do not take effect. Examples I have found so far include:

Creating campfires which are unlit by default (Ex: /give @p minecraft:campfire{BlockStateTag:{lit:false}} )
End Portal Frames with eyes already inserted (Ex: /give @p minecraft:end_portal_frame{BlockStateTag:{eye:true}} )
All tested blocks which feature the "waterlogged" tag (Ex: /give @p minecraft:oak_fence{BlockStateTag:{waterlogged:true}} )

This does not seem to be an issue with the blocks themselves, as some block states are still applied (Ex: Campfires can be summoned facing a certain direction, but not waterlogged or extinguished.)

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tryashtar 2019-02-06T21:03:50Z

You need to quote it, e.g. lit:"true"

user-f2760 2019-02-06T21:05:38Z

Just to elaborate, if you don't, it'll see you entered true (or false) and it will be treated as a boolean entry (which is saved as bytes, so 1b and 0b), quotation fixes this, as it enforces it to treat it as a string.