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The order property is a simple string. When the game compares 2 like prototypes if the order strings aren't equal they're lexicographical compared (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicographical_order) to determine if a given prototype comes before or after another. When the order strings are equal the game then falls back to comparing the prototype names to determine order.
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The order property is a simple [[Types/string|string]]. When the game compares 2 like prototypes if the order strings aren't equal they're [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexicographical_order lexicographical order] to determine if a given prototype comes before or after another. When the order strings are equal the game then falls back to comparing the prototype names to determine order.
 
Example: The second item is shown before the first one (in the crafting grid/inventory etc)
 
      {
    type = "item",
    name = "item-1",
    order = "a-d",
  },
 
  {
    type = "item",
    name = "item-2",
    order = "a-b",
  },

Revision as of 09:31, 6 July 2017

The order property is a simple string. When the game compares 2 like prototypes if the order strings aren't equal they're lexicographical order to determine if a given prototype comes before or after another. When the order strings are equal the game then falls back to comparing the prototype names to determine order.

Example: The second item is shown before the first one (in the crafting grid/inventory etc)

     {
   type = "item",
   name = "item-1",
   order = "a-d",
 },
 {
   type = "item",
   name = "item-2",
   order = "a-b",
 },