Prototype/Container

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Prototype definitions » PrototypeBase » Prototype/Entity » Prototype/EntityWithHealth » Prototype/EntityWithOwner » Prototype/Container

A generic container, such as a chest. Can not be rotated.

Prototype/Container — `container`
inventory_size	::	uint16
picture	::	Sprite
circuit_connector_sprites	::	CircuitConnectorSprites (optional)
circuit_wire_connection_point	::	WireConnectionPoint (optional)
circuit_wire_max_distance	::	double (optional)
draw_circuit_wires	::	bool (optional)
draw_copper_wires	::	bool (optional)
enable_inventory_bar	::	bool (optional)
inventory_type	::	string (optional)
scale_info_icons	::	bool (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/EntityWithOwner
allow_run_time_change_of_is_military_target	::	bool (optional)
is_military_target	::	bool (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/EntityWithHealth
alert_when_damaged	::	bool (optional)
attack_reaction	::	AttackReaction (optional)
corpse	::	string or table of strings (optional)
create_ghost_on_death	::	bool (optional)
damaged_trigger_effect	::	TriggerEffect (optional)
dying_explosion	::	ExplosionDefinition or table of ExplosionDefinition (optional)
dying_trigger_effect	::	TriggerEffect (optional)
healing_per_tick	::	float (optional)
hide_resistances	::	bool (optional)
integration_patch	::	Sprite4Way (optional)
integration_patch_render_layer	::	RenderLayer (optional)
loot	::	Loot (optional)
max_health	::	float (optional)
random_corpse_variation	::	bool (optional)
repair_sound	::	Sound (optional)
repair_speed_modifier	::	float (optional)
resistances	::	Resistances (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/Entity
icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)	::	IconSpecification
additional_pastable_entities	::	table of string (optional)
alert_icon_scale	::	float (optional)
alert_icon_shift	::	vector (optional)
allow_copy_paste	::	bool (optional)
autoplace	::	AutoplaceSpecification (optional)
build_base_evolution_requirement	::	double (optional)
build_grid_size	::	uint8 (optional)
build_sound	::	Sound (optional)
close_sound	::	Sound (optional)
collision_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
collision_mask	::	CollisionMask (optional)
created_effect	::	Trigger (optional)
created_smoke	::	CreateTrivialSmokeEffectItem (optional)
drawing_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
emissions_per_second	::	double (optional)
enemy_map_color	::	Color (optional)
fast_replaceable_group	::	string (optional)
flags	::	EntityPrototypeFlags (optional)
friendly_map_color	::	Color (optional)
hit_visualization_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
map_color	::	Color (optional)
map_generator_bounding_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
minable	::	MinableProperties (optional)
mined_sound	::	Sound (optional)
mining_sound	::	Sound (optional)
next_upgrade	::	string (optional)
open_sound	::	Sound (optional)
placeable_by	::	ItemToPlace or table of ItemToPlace (optional)
protected_from_tile_building	::	bool (optional)
radius_visualisation_specification	::	RadiusVisualisationSpecification (optional)
remains_when_mined	::	string or table of string (optional)
remove_decoratives	::	string (optional)
rotated_sound	::	Sound (optional)
selectable_in_game	::	bool (optional)
selection_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
selection_priority	::	uint8 (optional)
shooting_cursor_size	::	double (optional)
sticker_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
subgroup	::	string (optional)
tile_height	::	uint32 (optional)
tile_width	::	uint32 (optional)
trigger_target_mask	::	TriggerTargetMask (optional)
vehicle_impact_sound	::	Sound (optional)
water_reflection	::	WaterReflectionDefinition (optional)
working_sound	::	WorkingSound (optional)
Inherited from PrototypeBase
name	::	string
type	::	string
localised_description	::	LocalisedString (optional)
localised_name	::	LocalisedString (optional)
order	::	Order (optional)

Extensions

Prototype/LogisticContainer logistic-container
- Prototype/InfinityContainer infinity-container

Mandatory properties

This prototype inherits all the properties from Prototype/EntityWithOwner.

inventory_size

Type: uint16
The number of slots in this container.

picture

Type: Sprite
The picture displayed for this entity.

Optional properties

inventory_type

Type: string
Default: "with_bar"
One of "with_bar" and "with_filters_and_bar". Whether the inventory of this container can be filtered (like cargo wagons) or not.

enable_inventory_bar

Type: bool
Default: true
If the inventory limiter (red X) is visible in the chest's GUI. This does not change the inventory itself (LuaInventory.supports_bar() will not change and the bar can still be modified by script).

scale_info_icons

Type: bool
Default: false
If the icons of items shown in alt-mode should be scaled to the containers size.

circuit_wire_connection_point

Type: WireConnectionPoint
Defines how wires visually connect to this container.

circuit_wire_max_distance

Type: double
Default: 0
The maximum circuit wire distance for this container.

draw_copper_wires

Type: bool
Default: true

draw_circuit_wires