DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Name

database — The name of a database, or part of a database

Synopsis

database ::= (text | phrase ^db._phrase | replaceable | Graphic inlines | Indexing inlines | Linking inlines | Ubiquitous inlines)*

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional attributes:

• class (enumeration) = “altkey” | “constraint” | “datatype” | “field” | “foreignkey” | “group” | “index” | “key1” | “key2” | “name” | “primarykey” | “procedure” | “record” | “rule” | “secondarykey” | “table” | “user” | “view”

Description

The name of a database, or part of a database.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

class

Identifies the class of database artifact

Enumerated values:
“altkey”	An alternate or secondary key
“constraint”	A constraint
“datatype”	A data type
“field”	A field
“foreignkey”	A foreign key
“group”	A group
“index”	An index
“key1”	The first or primary key
“key2”	An alternate or secondary key
“name”	A name
“primarykey”	The primary key
“procedure”	A (stored) procedure
“record”	A record
“rule”	A rule
“secondarykey”	The secondary key
“table”	A table
“user”	A user
“view”	A view

See Also

application, filename, hardware, productname

Examples

<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example database</title>

<para>The <database>ProjectStatus</database> database has been updated.
Please note that <database class='field'>Year</database> has been
extended to four digits.
</para>

</article>

The ProjectStatus database has been updated. Please note that Year has ...