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Symbol

Name

Symbol -- Name that is replaced by a value before processing

Content Model

  (#PCDATA | Replaceable | InlineGraphic)+

Attributes

This element has common and Role attributes.

NameValue(s)TypeDefault Value
Class(Limit)#IMPLIED 

Tag Minimization

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

Description

Name that is replaced by a value before processing. It contains plain text, Replaceable, and InlineGraphic, and has common attributes.

Parents

These elements contain Symbol: Action, Application, Attribution, BiblioMisc, BridgeHead, Citation, CiteTitle, Command, Comment, ComputerOutput, Database, Emphasis, Filename, ForeignPhrase, FuncParams, FuncSynopsisInfo, Function, GlossSee, GlossSeeAlso, GlossTerm, Hardware, Interface, InterfaceDefinition, KeyCap, LineAnnotation, Link, Literal, LiteralLayout, LoTentry, Member, MsgAud, OLink, Option, Optional, Para, Parameter, Phrase, Primary, PrimaryIE, ProductName, ProgramListing, Property, Quote, RefDescriptor, RefEntryTitle, RefName, RefPurpose, Screen, ScreenInfo, Secondary, SecondaryIE, See, SeeAlso, SeeAlsoIE, SeeIE, Seg, SegTitle, SimPara, Subscript, Subtitle, Superscript, Synopsis, SystemItem, Term, Tertiary, TertiaryIE, Title, TitleAbbrev, ToCback, ToCentry, ToCfront, Trademark, ULink, UserInput, entry.

Children

Symbol contains these elements: InlineGraphic, #PCDATA, Replaceable.

In some contexts, some of these elements may be invalid due to exclusions in parent elements.

Attributes

Class

Class indicates the type of the Symbol; there is no default.

Examples

<PARA>Superscripts rise above the
letters they're attached to, as 2<SUPERSCRIPT>n</SUPERSCRIPT>,
while subscripts dangle below, as O<SUBSCRIPT>2</SUBSCRIPT> or,
more famously,
<LITERAL><SYMBOL>e</SYMBOL> = <SYMBOL>m</SYMBOL><SYMBOL>c</SYMBOL><SUPERSCRIPT>2
</SUPERSCRIPT></LITERAL>         
</PARA>
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