type

$Revision: 1666 $

$Date: 2002-06-12 07:19:37 -0400 (Wed, 12 Jun 2002) $

type — The classification of a value

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

type ::=
(%smallcptr.char.mix;)*

Attributes

Common attributes

Parameter Entities

The following parameter entities contain type:

Parameter Entities
`%cptr.char.mix;`	`%ndxterm.char.mix;`	`%para.char.mix;`
`%refinline.char.mix;`	`%refname.char.mix;`	`%tbl.entry.mdl;`
`%tech.char.class;`	`%title.char.mix;`

Description

In general usage, Type identifies one member of a class of values.

In documenting computer programs, it identifies specifically a “type,” as might be declared with typedef in the C programming language.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Parents

These elements contain type: action, application, attribution, bibliomisc, bridgehead, citation, citetitle, classsynopsisinfo, code, command, computeroutput, database, emphasis, entry, fieldsynopsis, filename, firstterm, foreignphrase, funcdef, funcparams, funcsynopsisinfo, function, glosssee, glossseealso, glossterm, hardware, interfacename, keycap, lineannotation, link, literal, literallayout, lotentry, member, methodparam, methodsynopsis, msgaud, olink, option, optional, para, paramdef, parameter, phrase, primary, primaryie, productname, programlisting, property, quote, refdescriptor, refentrytitle, refname, refpurpose, remark, screen, screeninfo, secondary, secondaryie, see, seealso, seealsoie, seeie, seg, segtitle, simpara, subtitle, synopsis, systemitem, td, term, termdef, tertiary, tertiaryie, th, title, titleabbrev, tocback, tocentry, tocfront, trademark, ulink, userinput.

Children

The following elements occur in type: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
The <function>geteuid</function> function returns a <type>uid_t</type> that
contains the user's <emphasis>effective</emphasis> user id.
</para>

The geteuid function returns a uid_t that contains the user's effective user id.


trademark		ulink