Description
Index may be
a book component on its own or may
occur before or after the main content
of a Sect, or after the main content of an Article.
It contains an optional DocInfo, Title, and TitleAbbrev,
followed by
any number of block-oriented elements,
and then one or more IndexEntries or one or more IndexDivs.
It has common attributes.
Children
Index contains these elements:
Abstract, Address, Anchor, AuthorBlurb, BlockQuote, BridgeHead, CalloutList, Caution, CmdSynopsis, Comment, DocInfo, Epigraph, Equation, Example, Figure, FormalPara, FuncSynopsis, GlossList, Graphic, GraphicCO, Highlights, Important, IndexDiv, IndexEntry, InformalEquation, InformalExample, InformalTable, ItemizedList, LiteralLayout, MsgSet, Note, OrderedList, Para, Procedure, ProgramListing, ProgramListingCO, Screen, ScreenCO, ScreenShot, SegmentedList, Sidebar, SimPara, SimpleList, Synopsis, Table, Tip, Title, TitleAbbrev, VariableList, Warning.
In some contexts, additional elements may be allowed
by inclusions in parent elements.
Examples
<INDEX ID="ind123">
<TITLE>Index of Themes</TITLE>
<PARA ID="ind124">The index covers the themes of this book
and is self-referential.</PARA>
<INDEXDIV>
<TITLE>Big Themes</TITLE>
<INDEXENTRY ID="ind125">
<PRIMARYIE LINKENDS="ind123 ind124">Index</PRIMARYIE>
<SECONDARYIE>of Themes</SECONDARYIE>
<TERTIARYIE>start of</TERTIARYIE>
</INDEXENTRY>
</INDEXDIV>
<INDEXDIV>
<TITLE>Little Themes</TITLE>
<INDEXENTRY>
<PRIMARYIE LINKENDS="ind123">Explanations</PRIMARYIE>
<SECONDARYIE>unsatisfactory</SECONDARYIE>
<SEEIE LINKEND="ind125">Index</SEEIE>
<SEEALSOIE LINKENDS="ind123 ind124">Index, first paragraph</SEEALSOIE>
</INDEXENTRY
</INDEXDIV>
</INDEX>