Example: Links from <term> or <keyword>
elements
The @keyref attribute enables authors to specify that references to
keywords or terms in a DITA topic can be rendered as a link to an associated resource.
In this scenario, a company with well-developed glossary wants to ensure that instances of a term that is defined in the glossary always include a link to the glossary topic.
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An information architect adds values for the
@keysattribute to all the of the<topicref>elements that are in the DITA map for the glossary, for example:<map> <title>Company-wide glossary</title> <topicref keys="term-1" href="term-1.dita"/> <topicref keys="term-2" href="term-2.dita"/> <topicref keys="term-3" href="term-3.dita"/> <topicref keys="term-4" href="term-4.dita"/> </map> -
When authors refer to a term in a topic, they use the following mark-up:
<term keyref="term-1"/>When the
<term>element is rendered, the content is provided by the<title>element of the glossary topic. The<term>element also is rendered as a link to the glossary topic.