`<choicetable>`

The <choicetable> element contains a series of optional choices available within a step of a task.

By default, processors highlight the choice column using bold. To change the highlighting, set the @keycol attribute of the <choicetable> tag to 0 (zero).

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/simpletable task/choicetable

Example

<step><cmd>Then this</cmd>
  <substeps>
    <substep importance="optional"><cmd>which is done by doing this</cmd></substep>
    <substep importance="required"><cmd>and then this.</cmd></substep>
  </substeps>
  <choicetable>
    <chhead>
      <choptionhd>Do something</choptionhd>
      <chdeschd>Or Else this</chdeschd>
    </chhead>
    <chrow><choption>Do this</choption>
      <chdesc>and this will happen</chdesc></chrow>
    <chrow><choption>Do that</choption>
      <chdesc>and that will happen</chdesc></chrow>
  </choicetable>
</step>

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, Display attribute group, Simpletable attribute group (with a narrowed definition of @keycol, given below), outputclass, and spectitle.

@keycol: On this element, the default value for @keycol is "1". Otherwise, the attribute is the same as defined in Simpletable attribute group.