Name
primary — The primary word or phrase under which an index term should be sorted
Synopsis
primary ::= (text | Bibliography inlines | Error inlines | Graphic inlines | GUI inlines | Indexing inlines | Keyboard inlines | Linking inlines | Markup inlines | Math inlines | Object-oriented programming inlines | Operating system inlines | Product inlines | Programming inlines | Publishing inlines | Technical inlines | Ubiquitous inlines)*
Description
In an indexterm, primary
identifies the most significant word or words in the entry. All
indexterms must have a
primary.
Processing expectations
Suppressed. This element provides data for processing but it is not rendered in the primary flow of text.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- sortas
Specifies the string by which the term is to be sorted; if unspecified, the term content is used
See Also
indexentry, indexterm, primaryie, secondary, secondaryie, see, seealso, seealsoie, seeie, tertiary, tertiaryie
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