This section describes the attributes
from select-atts, followed by those from id-atts, followed by those from localization-atts.
| Name |
Description |
Data Type |
Default Value |
Required? |
| props |
Root attribute from which new metadata attributes can be specialized.
This is a property attribute
which supports conditional processing for filtering or flagging. If no value is
specified, but the attribute is specified on an ancestor within a map or within
the related-links section, the value will inherit from the closest ancestor.
The attribute takes a space delimited set of
values. However, when acting as a container for generalized attributes, the
content model will be more complex; that model is documented in the "attribute
generalization" section of the DITA architectural specification. |
CDATA |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| base |
A generic attribute that has no specific purpose, but is intended
to act as a base for specialized attributes that have a simple value syntax
like the conditional processing attributes (one or more alphanumeric values
separated by whitespace). The attribute takes a space delimited set of
values. However, when acting as a container for generalized attributes, the
content model will be more complex; that model is documented in the "attribute
generalization" section of the DITA architectural specification. |
CDATA |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| platform |
Indicates operating system and hardware. This is a property attribute
which supports conditional processing for filtering or flagging. If no value is
specified, but the attribute is specified on an ancestor within a map or within
the related-links section, the value will inherit from the closest ancestor.
The attribute takes a space delimited set
of values. |
CDATA |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| product |
Contains the name of the product to which the topic applies. This is a property attribute
which supports conditional processing for filtering or flagging.
If no value is
specified, but the attribute is specified on an ancestor within a map or within
the related-links section, the value will inherit from the closest ancestor. The attribute takes a space delimited set
of values. |
CDATA |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| audience |
Indicates the intended audience for the element.
This is a property attribute
which supports conditional processing for filtering or flagging. If no value is
specified, but the attribute is specified on an ancestor within a map or within
the related-links section, the value will inherit from the closest ancestor.
The attribute takes a space delimited set
of values. |
CDATA |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| otherprops |
This attribute can be used for any other properties that might be
needed to describe an audience, or to provide selection criteria for the
element. This is a property attribute
which supports conditional processing for filtering or flagging. If no value is
specified, but the attribute is specified on an ancestor within a map or within
the related-links section, the value will inherit from the closest ancestor.
The attribute takes a space delimited set
of values. |
CDATA |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| importance |
A range of values that describe an importance or priority attributed
to an element. For example, in steps of a task, the attribute indicates whether
a step is optional or required. |
obsolete | deprecated | optional | default | low | normal | high
| recommended | required | urgent | -dita-use-conref-target |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| rev |
Indicates revision level of an element. It is useful for flagging
outputs based on revision. If no value is
specified, but the attribute is specified on an ancestor within a map or within
the related-links section, the value will inherit from the closest ancestor. |
CDATA |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| status |
The status of the current element. |
new | changed | deleted | unchanged | -dita-use-conref-target |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| Name |
Description |
Data Type |
Default Value |
Required? |
| translate |
Indicates whether the content of the element should be translated
or not. The DITA architectural specification contains a list of each OASIS DITA
element and its common processing default for the translate value. |
yes | no | -dita-use-conref-target |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| xml:lang |
Specifies the language of the element content. When no xml:lang value
is supplied, the default value of English is assumed. For example, if there
is a note element with the attribute xml:lang set to the value "es,"
then the label on the note, which normally appears as "Note" will now
appear in Spanish as "Nota." The allowed xml:lang values are
based on
RFC 4646 Tags for Identifying Languages (see W3C:
Language tags in HTML and XML). |
NMTOKEN |
#IMPLIED |
No |
| dir |
Specifies the directionality of text: left-to-right (ltr, the processing
default) or right-to-left (rtl). See the DITA Architectural Specification
for best practices related to this attribute, and other aspects of DITA and translation. |
(ltr | rtl | lro | rlo | -dita-use-conref-target) |
#IMPLIED |
No |