Description
This element contains one appendix to the content of the article. Appendices are usually presented with a different form of numbering to the main sections, such as "A", "B" and "C" instead of "1", "2" and "3". An attribute is used to distinguish between variants on an appendix, including "supplementary" material and "backmatter" that might be used to format or number this material differently.
Parent Elements
The elements listed below may directly contain this element.
They are "parent" elements. Elements in referenced groups are included, up to two levels of group nesting.
Model Diagram
The DTD model for this element:
--+(sequence)
|
title (optional) -- (TEXT and elements)
|
section1 (repeatable) -- (elements)
DTD Definition
The DTD contains the following element and attribute definitions
(note that embedded links are to definitions within the DTD page of this guide):
<!ELEMENT appendix (title?, section1+)>
<!ATTLIST appendix
type (appendix | backmatter | supplementary) "appendix"
%a-group-CommonIDAttrs;>
.
Defined in DTD section
Back Matter : Backmatter Sections
General Attributes (shared with other elements)
Local Attributes (defined for this element alone)
Description
This attribute identifies variants on the concept of an appendix. It need not be used for normal appendices, as the default value is "appendix". But it should be used to identify "backmatter" that is not described by the author as appendices, unless is is clearly identified as "supplementary" material (the third option). This information may be used to affect the way the this material is numbered (if at all) and styled.
Specification
This attribute is required but has a default value of "appendix". The allowed values are "appendix", "backmatter" and "supplementary".
DTD Definition
type (appendix | backmatter | supplementary) "appendix"
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