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Item Category
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You can use item categories to highlight a slot that only accepts that type of item.

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.. note::   
    Creating by inventory editor or without, results in the same resource database within the data.

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Creating
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1. Open Inventory Editor

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2. Click on "New Item Category" button

.. image:: ./images/menu_new_item_category.png

3. Edit a new category created

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Adding a Category to an Item
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1. Open the item you want to put your category

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2. Check the categories this item has

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If the category contains custom properties and the item does not, they will be created for the item. Removing the category does not remove its related properties.

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Viewing item category in code
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The item category can be checked by the code:

.. code-block:: gdscript

    var item: ItemDefinition = db.get_item("my_item_id")
    var category: ItemCategory
    if item.is_in_category(category):
        print("Item has category")
    else:
        print("Item does not have category")