Index elements
The contents of
<indexterm>
elements provides the text for the
entries in an index.
<indexterm>
elements can be nested to create
additional levels of indexing, such as
secondary and tertiary index entries.
The following elements contain information that processors can use to generate indexes:
<indexterm>
- Defines a term or subject that
can contribute to an index.
Matching values of
@start
and@end
attributes on<indexterm>
elements can specify an index range. <index-see>
- Defines a term or subject to use as a see reference. See references direct a reader to the preferred term.
<index-see-also>
- Defines a term or subject to use as a see also reference. See also references direct a reader to an alternate index entry for additional information.
How the index elements are combined, the location of
<indexterm>
elements, and the hierarchy of
the DITA maps all affect how the index
elements are processed and the index entries
that are generated.