type
type — The classification of a value.
Synopsis
type ::= ![[x]](figs/web/nav/delete.gif)
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- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
Attributes
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: bridgehead, caption (db.html.caption), citation, citetitle, classsynopsisinfo, code, contrib, emphasis (db.emphasis), entry, fieldsynopsis, firstterm (db.firstterm), funcdef, funcsynopsisinfo, glosssee, glossseealso, glossterm (db.glossterm), link, literallayout, member, methodparam, methodsynopsis, olink, orgdiv, para, paramdef, phrase (db.phrase), primary, primaryie, programlisting, quote (db.quote), refdescriptor, refentrytitle, refname, refpurpose, remark, screen, secondary, secondaryie, see, seealso, seealsoie, seeie, seg, segtitle, simpara, subtitle, synopsis, td, term, termdef, tertiary, tertiaryie, th, title, titleabbrev, tocentry.
Children
The following elements occur in type: 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.
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'>
<title>Example type</title>
<para>The <function>geteuid</function> function returns a <type>uid_t</type> that
contains the user's <emphasis>effective</emphasis> user id.
</para>
</article>
The geteuid function returns a uid_t that
contains the user's effective user id.