Editing Script File Structure (section)

== Header Line ==
 <Header Line> ::= 'ScriptName' <identifier> ['extends' <identifier>] (<flags>)*

The header line of the script consists of the [[Keyword Reference|keyword]] "ScriptName" followed by the [[Identifier Reference|identifier]] of the script (which must match the name of the file). 

If the script extends another script, then the name of the script is followed by the "Extends" [[Keyword Reference|keyword]] and the name of the script it extends. And finally, by any [[Flag Reference|flags]].

=== Script Extension ===
Extending another script will let you override its functions and events to do something different, or add additional functionality while keeping the functionality of the older script. The only limitations are that any function or event in the child script whose name matches one in the parent script must have the same return type and parameter list.

=== Examples ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="papyrus">
; MyScript.psc
ScriptName MyScript
</syntaxhighlight>
<br>
<syntaxhighlight lang="papyrus">
; HiddenScript.psc This script is hidden from the editor's normal script list, and extends ParentScript
ScriptName HiddenScript Extends ParentScript Hidden
</syntaxhighlight>