DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide

Name

refsection — A recursive section in a refentry

Synopsis

refsection ::= ((((title & titleabbrev? & subtitle?), info? ^{db.titleforbidden.info}) | info ^{db.titlereq.info}), (((annotation | bridgehead | remark | revhistory | Indexing inlines | Admonition elements | Formal elements | Graphic elements | Informal elements | List elements | Paragraph elements | Publishing elements | Synopsis elements | Technical elements | Verbatim elements)+, refsection*) | refsection+))

Attribute synopsis

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional attributes:

• label

• status

Additional constraints

• If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.

Description

Reference pages have their own hierarchical structure. A refsection is a recursive division in a refentry, analogous to a section elsewhere in the document.

The value of a separate hierarchical structure is that it allows the content model of sections in reference pages to be customized differently than the content model of sections outside.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

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

refnamediv, refsect1, refsect2, refsect3, refsynopsisdiv