---
title: xs:string - X4 schema type
summary: xs:string: An XML Schema text value. Derived MD types may further restrict expression syntax.
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:string: An XML Schema text value. Derived MD types may further restrict expression syntax.

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` |

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
Example text
```

**What happens:** This is a text value; its receiving attribute determines further meaning.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [`engine`](wiki:api-md-engine-0d7c15a7) | `ware` | `libraries/gamestarts.xsd` |
| [`level`](wiki:api-md-level-f1dfe606) | `name` | `libraries/diplomacy.xsd` |
| [`level`](wiki:api-md-level-f1dfe606) | `icon` | `libraries/diplomacy.xsd` |
| [`level`](wiki:api-md-level-f1dfe606) | `name` | `libraries/parameters.xsd` |
| [`loadout`](wiki:api-md-loadout-611d5840) | `ref` | `libraries/gamestarts.xsd` |
| [`owner`](wiki:api-md-owner-85a24084) | `factions` | `libraries/unlocks.xsd` |
| [`pilot`](wiki:api-md-pilot-bf4d4c22) | `name` | `libraries/gamestarts.xsd` |
| [`pilot`](wiki:api-md-pilot-bf4d4c22) | `tags` | `libraries/gamestarts.xsd` |
| [`result`](wiki:api-md-result-9e058700) | `text` | `libraries/diplomacy.xsd` |
| [`speak`](wiki:api-md-speak-8298e787) | `filter` | `libraries/voicesequences.xsd` |
| [`weapon`](wiki:api-md-weapon-63ca2303) | `ware` | `libraries/gamestarts.xsd` |
| [`weapon`](wiki:api-md-weapon-63ca2303) | `context` | `libraries/gamestarts.xsd` |
| [`weapon`](wiki:api-md-weapon-63ca2303) | `group` | `libraries/gamestarts.xsd` |


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