Translation and localization attributes

Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 Part 3: All-Inclusive Edition

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Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3 Part 3: All-Inclusive Edition
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1.3
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OASIS DITA Technical Committee

DITA elements have several attributes that support localization and translation.

xml:lang
Identifies the language of the content, using the standard language and country codes. For instance, French Canadian is identified by the value fr-CA. The xml:lang attribute asserts that all content and attribute values within the element bearing the attribute are in the specified language, except for contained elements that declare a different language.
translate
Determines whether the element requires translation. A default value can often be inferred from the element type. For example, apiname might be untranslated by default, whereas p might be translated by default.
dir
Determines the direction in which the content should be rendered.