caption (db.caption)

caption — A caption.

Synopsis

Parents
×

caption (db.caption) ::= × ⏵

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

Additional Constraints

  • note must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
  • example must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
  • figure must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
  • table must not occur among the children or descendants of caption
  • sidebar must not occur among the children or descendants of caption

Description

A caption is an extended description of a mediaobject or figure or other formal or informal element. Unlike a textobject, which is an alternative to the other elements in the mediaobject, the caption augments the object.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

Parents

5 elements contain caption. × ⏵

These elements contain caption: example, figure, informaltable (db.cals.informaltable), mediaobject, table (db.cals.table).

Children

21 elements occur in caption. × ⏵

The following elements occur in caption: blockquote, epigraph, example, figure, html:form, info (db.titleforbidden.info), informaltable (db.cals.informaltable), informaltable (db.html.informaltable), itemizedlist, literallayout, mediaobject, note, orderedlist, para, programlisting, revhistory, sidebar, table (db.cals.table), table (db.html.table), variablelist, webtoc.

See Also

Related elements: audioobject, caption (db.html.caption), imageobject, inlinemediaobject, mediaobject, textobject, videoobject.