---
title: entity - X4 schema type
summary: entity: X4 attribute schema type: base types, constraints and value alternatives.
section: reference
kind: guide
status: reference
updated: 2026-10-27
tags: ["XSD","schema","types"]
sources: ["https://wiki.egosoft.com/X4%20Foundations%20Wiki/Modding%20Support/","https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema11-2/"]
---
## Meaning

entity: X4 attribute schema type: base types, constraints and value alternatives.

An XSD type constrains XML, rather than declaring a Lua return or the payload type of event.param. A valid schema value does not prove a successful game effect.

## Schema structure

`libraries/common.xsd`

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Construction | `restriction` |
| Base type | [`expression`](wiki:schema-expression-b8bc0e4f) |

restriction narrows a base type; union accepts one of its branches; list describes whitespace-separated items. Enumeration values in one restriction are alternatives. Pattern syntax is XML Schema regex, not Lua patterns or JavaScript RegExp. Constraints inherited from the base type still apply.

## Example and result

Use the attribute pages below for contextual examples. A generic executable example is not inferred from a type name alone.

## Used by

| Element | Attribute | Schema |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [`abort_scripts`](wiki:api-md-abort-scripts-393da6ee) | `entity` | `libraries/common.xsd` |
| [`add_inventory`](wiki:api-md-add-inventory-63e96ff6) | `entity` | `libraries/common.xsd` |
| [`remove_inventory`](wiki:api-md-remove-inventory-c0df5d23) | `entity` | `libraries/common.xsd` |
| [`set_entity_role`](wiki:api-md-set-entity-role-136a3503) | `entity` | `libraries/common.xsd` |
| [`set_entity_type`](wiki:api-md-set-entity-type-732921d1) | `entity` | `libraries/common.xsd` |
| [`set_skill`](wiki:api-md-set-skill-b9c06b8d) | `entity` | `libraries/common.xsd` |


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