Conventions Used in This Book

The following typographical conventions are used in this book:

Italic

Used for file and directory names, functions, methods, parameters, and URLs. Also used for emphasis and for the first use of technical terms.

Constant width

Used for code listings and for resources, attributes, interfaces, classes, and targets where they appear in the text.

Constant width bold

Used for emphasis in code listings.

Constant width italic

Used for replaceable parameter names in command syntax.

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