docbook:para

Element Information

Model

docbook:info | docbook:inlinemediaobject | docbook:remark | docbook:superscript | docbook:subscript | docbook:xref | docbook:link | docbook:olink | docbook:anchor | docbook:biblioref | docbook:alt | docbook:annotation | docbook:indexterm | docbook:abbrev | docbook:acronym | docbook:date | docbook:emphasis | docbook:footnote | docbook:footnoteref | docbook:foreignphrase | docbook:phrase | docbook:quote | docbook:wordasword | docbook:firstterm | docbook:glossterm | docbook:coref | docbook:trademark | docbook:productnumber | docbook:productname | docbook:database | docbook:application | docbook:hardware | docbook:citation | docbook:citerefentry | docbook:citetitle | docbook:citebiblioid | docbook:author | docbook:person | docbook:personname | docbook:org | docbook:orgname | docbook:editor | docbook:jobtitle | docbook:replaceable | docbook:package | docbook:parameter | docbook:termdef | docbook:nonterminal | docbook:systemitem | docbook:option | docbook:optional | docbook:property | docbook:inlineequation | docbook:tag | docbook:markup | docbook:token | docbook:symbol | docbook:literal | docbook:code | docbook:constant | docbook:email | docbook:uri | docbook:guiicon | docbook:guibutton | docbook:guimenuitem | docbook:guimenu | docbook:guisubmenu | docbook:guilabel | docbook:menuchoice | docbook:mousebutton | docbook:keycombo | docbook:keycap | docbook:keycode | docbook:keysym | docbook:shortcut | docbook:accel | docbook:prompt | docbook:envar | docbook:filename | docbook:command | docbook:computeroutput | docbook:userinput | docbook:function | docbook:varname | docbook:returnvalue | docbook:type | docbook:classname | docbook:exceptionname | docbook:interfacename | docbook:methodname | docbook:modifier | docbook:initializer | docbook:ooclass | docbook:ooexception | docbook:oointerface | docbook:errorcode | docbook:errortext | docbook:errorname | docbook:errortype | docbook:itemizedlist | docbook:orderedlist | docbook:procedure | docbook:simplelist | docbook:variablelist | docbook:segmentedlist | docbook:glosslist | docbook:bibliolist | docbook:calloutlist | docbook:qandaset | docbook:example | docbook:figure | docbook:table | docbook:equation | docbook:informalexample | docbook:informalfigure | docbook:informaltable | docbook:informalequation | docbook:sidebar | docbook:blockquote | docbook:address | docbook:epigraph | docbook:mediaobject | docbook:screenshot | docbook:task | docbook:productionset | docbook:constraintdef | docbook:msgset | docbook:screen | docbook:literallayout | docbook:programlistingco | docbook:screenco | docbook:programlisting | docbook:synopsis | docbook:bridgehead | docbook:revhistory | docbook:funcsynopsis | docbook:classsynopsis | docbook:methodsynopsis | docbook:constructorsynopsis | docbook:destructorsynopsis | docbook:fieldsynopsis | docbook:cmdsynopsis | docbook:caution | docbook:important | docbook:note | docbook:tip | docbook:warning
Children: docbook:abbrev, docbook:accel, docbook:acronym, docbook:address, docbook:alt, docbook:anchor, docbook:annotation, docbook:application, docbook:author, docbook:bibliolist, docbook:biblioref, docbook:blockquote, docbook:bridgehead, docbook:calloutlist, docbook:caution, docbook:citation, docbook:citebiblioid, docbook:citerefentry, docbook:citetitle, docbook:classname, docbook:classsynopsis, docbook:cmdsynopsis, docbook:code, docbook:command, docbook:computeroutput, docbook:constant, docbook:constraintdef, docbook:constructorsynopsis, docbook:coref, docbook:database, docbook:date, docbook:destructorsynopsis, docbook:editor, docbook:email, docbook:emphasis, docbook:envar, docbook:epigraph, docbook:equation, docbook:errorcode, docbook:errorname, docbook:errortext, docbook:errortype, docbook:example, docbook:exceptionname, docbook:fieldsynopsis, docbook:figure, docbook:filename, docbook:firstterm, docbook:footnote, docbook:footnoteref, docbook:foreignphrase, docbook:funcsynopsis, docbook:function, docbook:glosslist, docbook:glossterm, docbook:guibutton, docbook:guiicon, docbook:guilabel, docbook:guimenu, docbook:guimenuitem, docbook:guisubmenu, docbook:hardware, docbook:important, docbook:indexterm, docbook:info, docbook:informalequation, docbook:informalexample, docbook:informalfigure, docbook:informaltable, docbook:initializer, docbook:inlineequation, docbook:inlinemediaobject, docbook:interfacename, docbook:itemizedlist, docbook:jobtitle, docbook:keycap, docbook:keycode, docbook:keycombo, docbook:keysym, docbook:link, docbook:literal, docbook:literallayout, docbook:markup, docbook:mediaobject, docbook:menuchoice, docbook:methodname, docbook:methodsynopsis, docbook:modifier, docbook:mousebutton, docbook:msgset, docbook:nonterminal, docbook:note, docbook:olink, docbook:ooclass, docbook:ooexception, docbook:oointerface, docbook:option, docbook:optional, docbook:orderedlist, docbook:org, docbook:orgname, docbook:package, docbook:parameter, docbook:person, docbook:personname, docbook:phrase, docbook:procedure, docbook:productionset, docbook:productname, docbook:productnumber, docbook:programlisting, docbook:programlistingco, docbook:prompt, docbook:property, docbook:qandaset, docbook:quote, docbook:remark, docbook:replaceable, docbook:returnvalue, docbook:revhistory, docbook:screen, docbook:screenco, docbook:screenshot, docbook:segmentedlist, docbook:shortcut, docbook:sidebar, docbook:simplelist, docbook:subscript, docbook:superscript, docbook:symbol, docbook:synopsis, docbook:systemitem, docbook:table, docbook:tag, docbook:task, docbook:termdef, docbook:tip, docbook:token, docbook:trademark, docbook:type, docbook:uri, docbook:userinput, docbook:variablelist, docbook:varname, docbook:warning, docbook:wordasword, docbook:xref

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
annotations optional
arch optional
audience optional
condition optional
conformance optional
dir restriction of xs:token optional
linkend xs:IDREF optional
os optional
remap optional
revision optional
revisionflag restriction of xs:token optional
role optional
security optional
userlevel optional
vendor optional
version optional
wordsize optional
xlink:actuate xlink:actuateType optional
xlink:arcrole xlink:arcroleType optional
xlink:href xlink:hrefType optional
xlink:role xlink:roleType optional
xlink:show xlink:showType optional
xlink:title xlink:titleAttrType optional
xlink:type xlink:typeType optional
xml:base xs:anyURI optional 
See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlbase/ for
information about this attribute.
xml:id xs:ID optional 
See http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-id/ for
information about this attribute.
xml:lang union of(xs:language, restriction of xs:string) optional 
Attempting to install the relevant ISO 2- and 3-letter
         codes as the enumerated possible values is probably never
         going to be a realistic possibility.  See
         RFC 3066 at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt and the IANA registry
         at http://www.iana.org/assignments/lang-tag-apps.htm for
         further information.

         The union allows for the 'un-declaration' of xml:lang with
         the empty string.
xreflabel optional

Used By

Elements docbook:abstract, docbook:acknowledgements, docbook:annotation, docbook:answer, docbook:appendix, docbook:article, docbook:bibliodiv, docbook:bibliography, docbook:bibliolist, docbook:blockquote, docbook:callout, docbook:calloutlist, docbook:caption, docbook:caution, docbook:chapter, docbook:colophon, docbook:constraintdef, docbook:cover, docbook:dedication, docbook:entry, docbook:epigraph, docbook:example, docbook:figure, docbook:footnote, docbook:formalpara, docbook:glossary, docbook:glossdef, docbook:glossdiv, docbook:glosslist, docbook:important, docbook:index, docbook:indexdiv, docbook:informalexample, docbook:informalfigure, docbook:itemizedlist, docbook:legalnotice, docbook:listitem, docbook:msgexplan, docbook:msgtext, docbook:note, docbook:orderedlist, docbook:partintro, docbook:personblurb, docbook:preface, docbook:printhistory, docbook:procedure, docbook:qandadiv, docbook:qandaset, docbook:question, docbook:refsect1, docbook:refsect2, docbook:refsect3, docbook:refsection, docbook:refsynopsisdiv, docbook:revdescription, docbook:sect1, docbook:sect2, docbook:sect3, docbook:sect4, docbook:sect5, docbook:section, docbook:setindex, docbook:sidebar, docbook:simplesect, docbook:step, docbook:taskprerequisites, docbook:taskrelated, docbook:tasksummary, docbook:td, docbook:textobject, docbook:th, docbook:tip, docbook:toc, docbook:tocdiv, docbook:variablelist, docbook:warning

Source 

<xs:element name="para">
  <xs:complexType mixed="true">
    <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xs:element ref="docbook:info"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:inlinemediaobject"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:remark"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:superscript"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:subscript"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:xref"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:link"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:olink"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:anchor"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:biblioref"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:alt"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:annotation"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:indexterm"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:abbrev"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:acronym"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:date"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:emphasis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:footnote"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:footnoteref"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:foreignphrase"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:phrase"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:quote"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:wordasword"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:firstterm"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:glossterm"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:coref"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:trademark"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:productnumber"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:productname"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:database"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:application"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:hardware"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:citation"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:citerefentry"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:citetitle"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:citebiblioid"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:author"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:person"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:personname"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:org"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:orgname"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:editor"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:jobtitle"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:replaceable"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:package"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:parameter"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:termdef"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:nonterminal"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:systemitem"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:option"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:optional"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:property"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:inlineequation"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:tag"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:markup"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:token"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:symbol"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:literal"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:code"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:constant"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:email"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:uri"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:guiicon"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:guibutton"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:guimenuitem"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:guimenu"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:guisubmenu"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:guilabel"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:menuchoice"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:mousebutton"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:keycombo"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:keycap"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:keycode"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:keysym"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:shortcut"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:accel"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:prompt"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:envar"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:filename"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:command"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:computeroutput"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:userinput"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:function"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:varname"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:returnvalue"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:type"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:classname"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:exceptionname"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:interfacename"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:methodname"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:modifier"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:initializer"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:ooclass"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:ooexception"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:oointerface"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:errorcode"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:errortext"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:errorname"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:errortype"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:itemizedlist"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:orderedlist"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:procedure"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:simplelist"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:variablelist"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:segmentedlist"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:glosslist"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:bibliolist"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:calloutlist"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:qandaset"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:example"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:figure"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:table"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:equation"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:informalexample"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:informalfigure"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:informaltable"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:informalequation"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:sidebar"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:blockquote"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:address"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:epigraph"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:mediaobject"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:screenshot"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:task"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:productionset"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:constraintdef"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:msgset"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:screen"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:literallayout"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:programlistingco"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:screenco"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:programlisting"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:synopsis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:bridgehead"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:revhistory"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:funcsynopsis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:classsynopsis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:methodsynopsis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:constructorsynopsis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:destructorsynopsis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:fieldsynopsis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:cmdsynopsis"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:caution"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:important"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:note"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:tip"/>
      <xs:element ref="docbook:warning"/>
    </xs:choice>
    <xs:attribute name="role"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="docbook:db.common.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="docbook:db.common.linking.attributes"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Sample

< para xmlns = "http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" >

This document is targeted at DocBook users who are considering switching from DocBook V4.x to DocBook V5.0. It describes differences between DocBook V4.x and V5.0 and provides some suggestions about how to edit and process DocBook V5.0 documents. There is also a section devoted to conversion of legacy documents from DocBook 4.x to DocBook V5.0.

</ para>