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MsgMain

Name

MsgMain -- The primary component of a message in a message set

Synopsis

Content Model

MsgMain ::=
(Title?,MsgText)

Attributes

Common attributes

Tag Minimization

Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.

Description

Every Msg must have one primary message. This is stored in the MsgMain. The primary message is distinguished from any number of submessages (MsgSub) or related messages (MsgRel) that a Msg might have.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

On the whole, the semantics of MsgSet are not clearly defined.

Parents

These elements contain MsgMain: Msg.

Children

The following elements occur in MsgMain: MsgText, Title.

In some contexts, the following elements are allowed anywhere: BeginPage, IndexTerm.

Examples

For examples, see MsgSet.

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