Barrier

The Barrier is an invisible block added in 14w05a. The block appears transparent, but does not act as a transparent block. Buttons, redstone, ladders, etc. all can be placed on the block. The block in the player's inventory shows up as a red box with a slash through it, but when placed is completely see-through.

Obtaining
Like Command Blocks, the barrier block is not listed in the Creative inventory, and can only be obtained using external tools or the following command:. Just a note, you can remove the and use. This block is Unobtainable in survival mode without cheats, mods or ..., just like Command Block and Bedrock.

Trivia

 * Like Bedrock and Command Blocks, barriers cannot be pushed by pistons and can not be destroyed without Creative mode.
 * When you break barriers, lava particles come out.