refmeta

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

refmeta

refmeta — Meta-information for a reference entry.

Synopsis

refmeta ::=

Sequence of:
- Zero or more of:
  - Indexing inlines
    indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange)
    indexterm (db.indexterm.singular)
    indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange)
- refentrytitle
- manvolnum?
- Zero or more of:
  - refmiscinfo
- Zero or more of:
  - Indexing inlines
    indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange)
    indexterm (db.indexterm.singular)
    indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange)

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Description

A refmeta holds the title of the reference page, the number of the volume in which this reference page occurs, and possibly other miscellaneous information (typically used in printing the reference page).

Processing expectations

Suppressed. Most of the elements contained in refmeta are used in presentation, but they are not generally printed as part of the formatting of the refmeta wrapper—it merely serves to identify where they occur.

Parents

These elements contain refmeta: refentry.

Children

The following elements occur in refmeta: indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange), indexterm (db.indexterm.singular), indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange), manvolnum, refentrytitle, refmiscinfo.

Examples

See refentry for examples that use this element.