<delim>
The <delim> element defines a character marking the beginning or
end of a section within a syntax diagram. Typical delimiter characters are the parenthesis, comma,
tab, vertical bar or other special characters. This element
is part of the DITA programming domain, a special set of DITA elements
designed to document programming tasks, concepts, and reference information.
Content models
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
Inheritance
+ topic/ph pr-d/delim
Example
<syntaxdiagram>
<title>Adding</title>
<groupseq><kwd>1</kwd><oper>+</oper><var>two</var><delim>=</delim>
<kwd>something</kwd>
</groupseq>
</syntaxdiagram>Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group (with a narrowed definition of
@importance, given below) and outputclass.
@importance- The attribute indicates whether this item in a
syntax diagram is optional or
required. Output processors might indicate this
designation in a generated diagram. Allowable
values are:
- optional
- This section of the syntax is optional.
- required
- This section of the syntax is required.
- -dita-use-conref-target
- See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information.