<parmname>

The <parmname> element is used to reference the name of an application programming interface parameter within the text flow of a topic. 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 model

(Text | <text>)*

Contained by

<synph>

Zero or more of the following
  • Text
  • <text>

Contained by

  • <synph>

Inheritance

+ topic/keyword pr-d/parmname

The <parmname> element is specialized from <keyword>. It is defined in the pr-domain module.

Example

This section is non-normative.

<p>Use the <parmname>/env</parmname> parameter of the <cmdname>config</cmdname> 
command to update the field value.</p>

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, outputclass, and @keyref.