Description
This element contains the closing text of a written letter, possibly including a reference to a graphic of the signature of the author.
<letter>
  ...
  <closing align="right">
    <para>Yours</para>
    <signature><graphic fileref="JohnSmith.gif"/></signature>
  </closing>
</letter>
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.
Parent elements: <letter>
Model Diagram
The DTD model for this element:
--+(optional and repeatable choice)
  |  
  |-- para  -- (TEXT and elements)
  |  
  |-- signature  -- (TEXT and 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 closing                        (para | signature)*>
<!ATTLIST closing
                align                    (left | right)  "left" 
               %a-group-CommonIDAttrs;>
.
Defined in DTD section Block-level Content : Letters
General Attributes (shared with other elements)
Common Optional ID Attributes (a-group-CommonIDAttrs)
Local Attributes (defined for this element alone)
Attribute: align (Alignment)
Description
This attribute is used to align the closing text to the right, to reflect the original layout.
Specification
This attribute is required but has a default value of "left". The allowed values are "left" and "right".
DTD Definition
                align                    (left | right)  "left" 
.