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

state

state — A state or province in an address.

Synopsis

state ::= [-]

Description

A state is the name or postal abbreviation for a state (or province) in an address.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline. In an address, this element may inherit the verbatim qualities of an address.

Parents

These elements contain state: address.

Children

The following elements occur in state: text, abbrev, acronym, alt, anchor, annotation, biblioref, coref, date, emphasis (db._emphasis), firstterm (db._firstterm), footnote, footnoteref, foreignphrase (db._foreignphrase), glossterm (db._glossterm), indexterm (db.indexterm.endofrange), indexterm (db.indexterm.singular), indexterm (db.indexterm.startofrange), inlinemediaobject, link, olink, phrase (db._phrase), quote (db._quote), remark, replaceable, subscript, superscript, trademark, wordasword, xref.