---
title: xs:positiveInteger - X4 schema type
summary: xs:positiveInteger: An integer strictly greater than zero.
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

xs:positiveInteger: An integer strictly greater than zero.

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

`W3C XML Schema`

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Construction | `builtin` |
| Base type | [`xs:nonNegativeInteger`](wiki:schema-xs-nonnegativeinteger-bbdb0370) |

| Constraint | Value |
| --- | --- |
| `minInclusive` | `1` |

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

```text
1
```

**What happens:** 1 satisfies this base type; 0 does not.

Object and group variables must already exist in the correct MD / AI context. These are learning fragments, not a complete runnable mission.

## Used by

| Element | Attribute | Schema |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [`patch`](wiki:api-md-patch-bce83b45) | `sinceversion` | `libraries/aiscripts.xsd` |
| [`patch`](wiki:api-md-patch-bce83b45) | `sinceversion` | `libraries/md.xsd` |
| [`select`](wiki:api-md-select-7d56c04d) | `max` | `libraries/drops.xsd` |
| [`select`](wiki:api-md-select-7d56c04d) | `exact` | `libraries/drops.xsd` |
| [`speak`](wiki:api-md-speak-8298e787) | `page` | `libraries/voicesequences.xsd` |
| [`speak`](wiki:api-md-speak-8298e787) | `line` | `libraries/voicesequences.xsd` |


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