DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Name

productnumber — A number assigned to a product

Synopsis

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

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Description

A productnumber identifies a “product number” in some unspecified numbering scheme. It’s possible that product numbers for different products might not even come from the same scheme.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline. Sometimes suppressed.

DocBook does not control, or specify, the numbering scheme used for products.

See Also

biblioid, issuenum, seriesvolnums, volumenum

Examples

<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'
         xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'>
<title>Example productnumber</title>

<para>You can order <citetitle>DocBook: The Definitive Guide</citetitle>
  directly from O'Reilly Media. Order product number
  <productnumber>978-0-596-80502-9</productnumber> by phone or 
  <link xlink:href="http://www.oreilly.com/">on the Web</link>.
</para>

</article>

You can order DocBook: The Definitive Guide directly from O’Reilly Media. Order product number 978-0-596-80502-9 by phone or on the Web.