<userinput>

User input is text that a user enters, such as a response to an application or system prompt.

Specialization hierarchy

The <userinput> element is specialized from <ph>. It is defined in the software domain module.

Content model

(Text | <data> | <sort-as> | <foreign> | <keyword> | <markupname> | <apiname> | <option> | <parmname> | <cmdname> | <msgnum> | <varname> | <wintitle> | <numcharref> | <parameterentity> | <textentity> | <xmlatt> | <xmlelement> | <xmlnsname> | <xmlpi> | <term> | <abbreviated-form> | <text> )*

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and @keyref.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.

@keyref
Specifies a key name that acts as a redirectable reference based on a key definition within a map. See STUB CONTENT for information on using this attribute.

For HDITA, the equivalent of @keyref is @data-keyref

Example

This section is non-normative.

In the following code sample, the <userinput> element identifies text that a user should type at the command prompt:

<p>From a DOS command prompt, type <userinput>dir</userimput> to view a list
of files in the current directory.</p>