<prolog>

The <prolog> element contains information about the topic as an whole (for example, author information or subject category) that is either entered by the author or maintained by a software application. Much of the metadata inside the <prolog> will not be displayed with the topic when the topic is rendered, but it might be used by processes that generate search indexes or customize navigation.

Content model

<author>*, <source>?, <publisher>?, <copyright>*, <critdates>?, <permissions>?, <metadata>*, <resourceid>*, (<data> | <data-about> | <foreign> | <unknown>)*

Contained by

<topic>

In order
  1. Zero or more <author>
  2. Optional <source>
  3. Optional <publisher>
  4. Zero or more <copyright>
  5. Optional <critdates>
  6. Optional <permissions>
  7. Zero or more <metadata>
  8. Zero or more <resourceid>
  9. Zero or more of the following
    • <data>
    • <data-about>
    • <foreign>
    • <unknown>

Contained by

  • <topic>

Inheritance

- topic/prolog

The <prolog> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

Example

This section is non-normative.

<prolog>
  <metadata>
    <audience type="user" job="using" experiencelevel="novice"/>
  </metadata>
</prolog>

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group.