# CONTAINS (Data: equipment.lst)

## Status

None

## Syntax

`CONTAINS:x|y=z`

## Parameters

- x: Number (Weight held)
- y: Text (Item type)
- y: Total
- z: Number (Quantity allowed)

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## What it does

- This tag is used to define how much, by weight and what type of object, a container can hold.
- Any object with `CONTAINS` must also include a `TYPE:Container` tag for the `CONTAINS` tag to be activated.
- The first parameter (x) is the maximum weight the container can hold.
  - An asterisk (*) means that the weight added doesn’t change the weight of the container (e.g. a Bag of Holding).
  - A number followed by a percentage (%) symbol before the quantity will reduce the total encumbrance weight of items in the container by the percentage specified.
  - The name of the weight unit is defined in the game mode system files in the miscinfo.lst file with the tag `WEIGHTUNITABBREV` .
- The second parameter (y) identifies the type of items the container may hold.
  - If there are no type’s specified the container may hold anything
  - Specific tags (Potions, Rings, Armor, etc) can be specified with a limit to how many can be in the container (e.g. Scroll Case)
  - If specific tags are used the container may only hold the listed object types.
  - A limit to the total number of things contained can be specified by setting a Total=x tag.
- The third parameter (z) identifies the quantity allowed for the associated type of items.

Note: `UNLIM` may be used, in either (x) or (z), to indicate an unlimited weight allowance for the container or the item type quantity. If no value is provided for (z), `UNLIM` is assumed. PCGen’s Data Converter will remove `UNLIM` when converting a data file.

## Examples

`CONTAINS:500`

500 units of weight can fit in this container.

`CONTAINS:*500`

500 units of weight can fit in this container and this is not added to the PCs carried weight.

`CONTAINS:50%50|Any=25`

Holds up to 25 items of up to 50 units of weight, but the total weight contained is reduced 50%.

`CONTAINS:25%UNLIM|Any=100`

Holds up to 100 items no matter the weight, but total weight contained is reduced 25%.

`CONTAINS:500|Potions=100`

500 units of weight can fit in this container, but only 100 potions fit.

`CONTAINS:UNLIM`

This container has an unlimited weight allowance.

`CONTAINS:UNLIM|Any=100`

Holds 100 things, no matter what the weight.

`CONTAINS:UNLIM|Total=10|Paper=10|Scroll=10`

Holds 10 papers or 10 scrolls, or any combination of these up to 10, no matter what the weight.

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