keyword

Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 Part 1: Base Edition

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Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 Part 1: Base Edition
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OASIS DITA Technical Committee

The keyword element identifies a keyword or token, such as a single value from an enumerated list, the name of a command or parameter, product name, or a lookup key for a message.

A keyword contains any text that has a unique or key-like value, such as a product name. Where there is an element that has a better meaning for what you are describing, use that element. The keyword element is a generic element; use it when no other element applies. The keyword element can also be used to contain reusable text.

Specific markup recommendations:
  • Use apiname for API names and cmdname for command names.
  • Use term to indicate what you are defining with inline paragraph definitions.
  • Use ph for general phrases when keyword is not appropriate.
  • Use kwd to indicate programming keywords in syntax diagrams and syntax phrases.

Specialized elements derived from keyword might also have extended processing, such as different formatting or automatic indexing.

All keyword or indexterm elements in the keywords metadata element are considered part of the topic's metadata and should be processed as appropriate for the given output medium.

While the keyword element can be used inline, the keywords element is not an inline element. The keywords element only appears in the topicmeta or prolog elements; it is used to specify keywords that apply to the topic.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/keyword

<p>The <keyword>assert</keyword> pragma statement allows messages to be passed
to the emulator, pre-compiler, etc..</p>
<p>The <keyword id="myProduct">AmazingProduct</keyword> can make use of
this feature to do really neat stuff.</p>

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, outputclass, and keyref.