<entity>

Element: entity

Child Elements: <entry>, <pattern>

Description: Defines an entity that you can use for matching.

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

Attribute	Value	Default	Description
name	<grammar name>		The name of the grammar. A value is required.
type	public private	private	Defines the entity as public or private.
case	sensitive insensitive 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 false inherited	inherited	Displays verbose information for the entity element during compilation. The value inherited accepts the debug mode of the grammar parent.