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# <entity>

Element: entity

Child Elements: entry, pattern

Description: Defines an entity used for matching.

Example: `<entity name="entity1" type="public" case="insensitive" extend="disallow" debug="true">`

Attribute | Value | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`name` | <grammar name> |  | A value is required.
`type` | public private | private | Defines the entity as public or private.
`case` | sensitive 1/on/yes/true insensitive 0/off/no/false inherited | inherited | Determines whether a match is case sensitive. The value `inherited` accepts the case matching mode of the `grammars` parent.
`extend` | append replace disallow | disallow | Extends or replaces an existing entity definition.
`debug` | true 1/on/yes/true false 0/off/no/false inherited | inherited | Displays verbose information for the entity element during compilation. The value `inherited` accepts the debug mode of the `grammar` parent.

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