<oper>
The <oper> element identifies an operator within a syntax
definition.
Usage information
Typical operators are equals (=), plus (+), or multiply (*).
Specialization hierarchy
The <oper> element is specialized from <ph>.
It is defined in the syntax-diagram domain module, which is a specialization of the
programming domain module.
Content model
(Text |
<data>
|
<sort-as>
|
<foreign>
|
<keyword>
|
<markupname>
|
<apiname>
|
<option>
|
<parmname>
|
<cmdname>
|
<msgnum>
|
<varname>
|
<wintitle>
|
<numcharref>
|
<parameterentity>
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<textentity>
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<xmlatt>
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<xmlelement>
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<xmlnsname>
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<xmlpi>
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<term>
|
<abbreviated-form>
|
<text>
)*
- Text
-
<abbreviated-form> -
<apiname> -
<cmdname> -
<data> -
<foreign> -
<keyword> -
<markupname> -
<msgnum> -
<numcharref> -
<option> -
<parameterentity> -
<parmname> -
<sort-as> -
<term> -
<text> -
<textentity> -
<varname> -
<wintitle> -
<xmlatt> -
<xmlelement> -
<xmlnsname> -
<xmlpi>
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.
For this element, the
@importance attribute indicates
whether this item in a syntax diagram is optional, required,
or used by default. The attribute value is limited to
optional,
required,
default, or
-dita-use-conref-target.
The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.
@importance- For this element, the
@importanceattribute indicates whether this item in a syntax diagram is optional, required, or used by default. The attribute value is limited to optional, required, default, or -dita-use-conref-target.
Example
This section is non-normative.
The following code sample shows how the
<oper> element can be used to specify that
the operator in an operation is plus (+):
<syntaxdiagram>
<title>Integer addition</title>
<groupseq>
<var>integer</var>
<oper>+</oper>
<var>integer</var>
<delim>=</delim>
<var>total</var>
</groupseq>
</syntaxdiagram>