chapter
chapter — A chapter, as of a book.
Synopsis
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- Admonition elements
- Formal elements
- Graphic elements
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Additional Constraints
- The root element must have a version attribute.
Description
A chapter is a chapter of a book.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block. Usually introduces a forced page break and often starts on the next recto page. The first chapter of a document usually restarts page numbering. Typically, chapters are numbered and presented in the table of contents.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- label
Specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes
- status
Identifies the editorial or publication status of the element on which it occurs
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This element contains 72 elements.
Examples
1 <chapter xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook' 2 label="6" xml:id="figures" version="5.0"> <info> 4 <title>Pictures and Figures</title> <keywordset> 6 <keyword>images</keyword> <keyword>illustrations</keyword> 8 </keywordset> <itermset> 10 <indexterm zone="figures"><primary>Figures</primary></indexterm> <indexterm zone="figures"><primary>Pictures</primary></indexterm> 12 <indexterm zone="notreal"> <primary>Sections</primary><secondary>Not Real</secondary> 14 </indexterm> </itermset> 16 </info> <epigraph> 18 <attribution>William Safire</attribution> <para>Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is 20 thus a source of civilized delight. </para> 22 </epigraph> <para>Pictures and figures … 24 </para> <sect1><title>Top Level Section</title> 26 <para>… </para> 28 <bridgehead xml:id="notreal" renderas='sect3'>Not a Real Section</bridgehead> <para>This paragraph appears to be under a Sect3 heading, but it's really 30 in the same Sect1 as the preceding paragraph. </para> 32 </sect1> </chapter>