The oper element defines an operator within a syntax definition. Typical operators are equals (=), plus (+) or multiply (*). This element is part of the DITA programming domain, a special set of DITA elements designed to document programming tasks, concepts, and reference information.
Content models
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
Inheritance
+ topic/ph pr-d/oper
Example
<syntaxdiagram> <title>Adding</title> <groupseq><kwd>1</kwd><oper>+</oper><var>two</var> <delim>=</delim><kwd>something</kwd> </groupseq> </syntaxdiagram>
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group (with a narrowed definition of importance, given below) and outputclass.
- importance
- The attribute indicates whether this item in a
syntax diagram is optional,
required, or
default. Output processors can indicate this
designation in a generated diagram. Allowable
values are:
- optional
- This section of the syntax is optional.
- required
- This section of the syntax is required.
- default
- This section of the syntax is used by default or has this default value.
- -dita-use-conref-target
- See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.