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GlossList
Synopsis
Content Model
GlossList ::= (GlossEntry+)Attributes
Tag Minimization
Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.
Parameter Entities
Description
While Glossarys are usually limited to component or section boundaries, appearing at the end of a Book or Chapter, for instance, GlossLists can appear anywhere that the other list types are allowed.
Using a GlossList in running text, instead of a VariableList, for example, maintains the semantic distinction of a Glossary. This distinction may be necessary if you want to automatically point to the members of the list with GlossTerms in the body of the text.
Parents
These elements contain GlossList: Answer, Appendix, Article, BiblioDiv, Bibliography, BlockQuote, Callout, Caption, Caution, Chapter, Colophon, Dedication, entry, Example, Footnote, Glossary, GlossDef, GlossDiv, Highlights, Important, Index, InformalExample, LegalNotice, ListItem, MsgExplan, MsgText, Note, Para, PartIntro, Preface, Procedure, QandADiv, QandASet, Question, RefSect1, RefSect2, RefSect3, RefSynopsisDiv, Sect1, Sect2, Sect3, Sect4, Sect5, Section, SetIndex, Sidebar, SimpleSect, Step, TextObject, Tip, Warning.
Children
The following elements occur in GlossList: GlossEntry.
In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.
Examples
<!DOCTYPE glosslist PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V3.1//EN"> <glosslist> <glossentry><glossterm>C</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> A procedural programming language invented by K&R. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> <glossentry><glossterm>Pascal</glossterm> <glossdef> <para> A procedural programming language invented by Niklaus Wirth. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> </glosslist>
- C
A procedural programming language invented by K&R.
- Pascal
A procedural programming language invented by Niklaus Wirth.
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