RecipeCategory - Prototype Docs

RecipeCategory 'recipe-category' Example code

A recipe category. The built-in categories can be found here. See RecipePrototype::category. Recipe categories can be used to specify which machine can craft which recipes.

The recipe category with the name "crafting" cannot contain recipes with fluid ingredients or products.

No new properties

Inherited from Prototype

factoriopedia_alternative optional	:: string	The ID type corresponding to the prototype that inherits from this. [...]
The ID type corresponding to the prototype that inherits from this. [...]

Inherited from PrototypeBase

type	:: string	Specifies the kind of prototype this is. [...]
Specifies the kind of prototype this is. [...]
name	:: string	Unique textual identification of the prototype. [...]
Unique textual identification of the prototype. [...]
order optional	:: Order	Used to order prototypes in inventory, recipes and GUIs. [...]
Used to order prototypes in inventory, recipes and GUIs. [...]
localised_name optional	:: LocalisedString	Overwrites the name set in the locale file. [...]
Overwrites the name set in the locale file. [...]
localised_description optional	:: LocalisedString	Overwrites the description set in the locale file. [...]
Overwrites the description set in the locale file. [...]
factoriopedia_descriptionnew optional	:: LocalisedString	Provides additional description used in factoriopedia.
Provides additional description used in factoriopedia.
subgroupnew optional	:: ItemSubGroupID	The name of an ItemSubGroup.
The name of an ItemSubGroup.
hiddennew optional	:: bool
hidden_in_factoriopedianew optional	:: bool
parameternew optional	:: bool	Whether the prototype is a special type which can be used to parametrize blueprints and doesn't have other function.
Whether the prototype is a special type which can be used to parametrize blueprints and doesn't have other function.
factoriopedia_simulationnew optional	:: SimulationDefinition	The simulation shown when looking at this prototype in the Factoriopedia GUI.
The simulation shown when looking at this prototype in the Factoriopedia GUI.

{
  type = "recipe-category",
  name = "my-category"
}