<metadata>
The <metadata> section of the <prolog>
contains information about a topic such as audience and product information. Metadata can be
used by computational processes to select particular topics or to prepare search indexes or to
customize navigation. Elements inside of <metadata> provide information
about the content and subject of a topic; <prolog> elements outside of
<metadata> provide lifecycle information for the content unit (such
as the author or copyright), which are unrelated to the subject.
<metadata> element is available inside
<topicmeta> in maps, although the contents of
<metadata> are still available directly inside
<topicmeta>. As with the <prolog>, the
<metadata> element within <topicmeta> allows
you to group elements that describe the content or subject of the target. The primary purpose
for enabling the <metadata> element within maps is to allow easier
reuse between topics and maps.Content models
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
Inheritance
- topic/metadata
Example
Metadata within a topic:
<prolog>
<metadata>
<audience type="user" job="using" experiencelevel="novice"/>
</metadata>
</prolog>Metadata within a map:
<topicref href="metadata.dita" navtitle="metadata element">
<topicmeta>
<metadata>
<keywords>
<indexterm>metadata element</indexterm>
</keywords>
</metadata>
</topicmeta>
</topicref>Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group and mapkeyref.