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Name

Type -- Classification of a value

Content Model

  (#PCDATA | Replaceable | InlineGraphic)+

Attributes

This element has common and Role attributes.

Tag Minimization

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

Description

Classification of a value. It contains plain text, Replaceable, and InlineGraphic, and has common attributes.

Parents

These elements contain Type: 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, Subtitle, Synopsis, SystemItem, Term, Tertiary, TertiaryIE, Title, TitleAbbrev, ToCback, ToCentry, ToCfront, Trademark, ULink, UserInput, entry.

Children

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

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

Examples

<PARA>Of the strings you type on the command line,
<TYPE>commands</TYPE>, such as <COMMAND>grep</COMMAND>, 
some are <TYPE>flags</TYPE>, such as <OPTION>-i</OPTION>,
and some are <TYPE>filenames</TYPE>.
</PARA>
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