DocBook 5.1: The Definitive Guide  (Version 1.5.3 for DocBook 5.1)

formalpara

formalpara — A paragraph with a title.

Synopsis

formalpara ::= [-]

Additional Constraints

  • If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.

Description

Formal paragraphs have a title.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. The title of a formalpara is often rendered as a run-in head.

Children

The following elements occur in formalpara: indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange), indexterm (db.indexterm.singular), indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange), info (db.titleforbidden.info), info (db.titleonlyreq.info), para, title, titleabbrev.

See Also

Examples

<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example formalpara</title>

<formalpara><title>This Paragraph Has a Title</title>
<para>This is a test.  This is only a test.  Had this been a real
example, it would have made more sense.  Or less.
</para>
</formalpara>

</article>

This is a test. This is only a test. Had this been a real example, it would have made more sense. Or less.