DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Name

appendix — An appendix in a book or article

Synopsis

appendix ::= ((((title & titleabbrev? & subtitle?), info? ^{db.titleforbidden.info}) | info ^{db.titlereq.info}), ((bibliography | glossary | index | toc)*, (((annotation | bridgehead | remark | revhistory | Indexing inlines | Admonition elements | Formal elements | Graphic elements | Informal elements | List elements | Paragraph elements | Publishing elements | Synopsis elements | Technical elements | Verbatim elements)+, ((section+, simplesect*) | simplesect+ | (sect1+, simplesect*) | refentry+)?) | (section+, simplesect*) | simplesect+ | (sect1+, simplesect*) | refentry+), (bibliography | glossary | index | toc)*))

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional attributes:

• label

• status

Additional constraints

• If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.

Description

Appendixes usually occur at the end of a document.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. Usually introduces a forced page break and often starts on the next recto page. Sometimes restarts page numbering. Typically, appendixes are lettered rather than numbered, and appear in the table of contents.

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

label

Specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes

status

Identifies the editorial or publication status of the element on which it occurs

See Also

article, book, chapter, colophon, dedication, part, partintro, preface, set

Examples

<book xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> ...