Translation and localization attributes

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.