Name
modifier — Modifiers in a synopsis
Synopsis
modifier ::=
(text | phrase db._phrase | replaceable
| Graphic inlines | Indexing inlines | Linking inlines | Ubiquitous inlines)*
Attribute synopsis
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
Additional attributes:
xml:space(enumeration) = “preserve”
Description
A modifier identifies additional information
about some identifier—for example, the public or private nature of an
ooclass name, or information about a static or
synchronized nature of a methodsynopsis.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- xml:space
Can be used to indicate that whitespace in the modifier should be preserved (e.g., for multiline annotations)
Enumerated values: “preserve” Extra whitespace and line breaks must be preserved.
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