<glossAlternateFor>
The <glossAlternateFor> element indicates when a variant term has
a relationship to another variant term in addition to the preferred term.
<glossAlternateFor> element is available inside
the <glossAlt> element, which is a container that provides a variant
for the primary <glossentry> term. In some cases, the variant might also be an alternate for another term. In the example
below, the abbreviation "stick" is a variant of the primary term (USB flash drive). The
<glossAlternateFor> element indicates that "stick" is also a variant
of the synonym "memory stick".Content models
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
Inheritance
- topic/xref concept/xref glossentry/glossAlternateFor
Example
See the example in <glossentry>.
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, Link relationship attribute group (with a narrowed definition of
@href, given below), @keyref, and
outputclass.@href- References a term for which the current variant is an alternate (in addition to the primary term
of this
<glossentry>topic). The reference will often be to another<glossAlt>element within the same<glossentry>topic, indicating that the current variant is an alternate for both the primary term and the referenced alternate term. See The href attribute for details on syntax.