Name
part — A division in a book
Synopsis
part ::=
((((title
&
titleabbrev
? & subtitle
?),
info
? db.titleforbidden.info) |
info
db.titlereq.info),
partintro
?, (acknowledgements
|
appendix
| article
|
bibliography
| chapter
|
colophon
| dedication
|
glossary
| index
|
preface
| refentry
|
reference
| toc
)+)
Additional constraints
If this element is the root element, it must have a
version
attribute.
Description
The part
s segment a book into divisions. Each
division can contain a number of component-level elements, such as
chapter
s.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block. Each part
almost always introduces a forced page break. Sometimes parts start on
the next recto page. Frequently, they also produce a part separator
page, on which may be printed the content of the
partintro
.
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
appendix
, article
, book
, chapter
, colophon
, dedication
, partintro
, preface
, set
Examples
<part xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook' label="II"> <title>Programming with the Java API</title> <partintro> <para>The sections in Part II present real-world examples of programming with Java. You can study and learn from the examples, and you can adapt them for use in your own programs. </para> <para>The ...
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