Certain terminology is used for discussing linking and addressing.
- referenced element
- An element that is referenced by another DITA element. See also
referencing element.
- Example
Consider the following code sample from a
installation-reuse.dita topic. The
<step> element that it contains is a referenced
element; other DITA topics reference the
<step>
element by using the
@conref
attribute.
<step id="run-startcmd-script">
<cmd>Run the startcmd script that is applicable to your operating-system environment.</cmd>
</step>
- referencing element
- An element that references another DITA element by specifying an addressing
attribute. See also referenced element and addressing
attribute
- Example
The following
<step> element is a
referencing element. It uses the
@conref attribute to
reference a
<step> element in the
installation-reuse.dita
topic.
<step conref="installation-reuse.dita#reuse/run-startcmd-script">
<cmd/>
</step>
- addressing attribute
- An attribute, such as
@conref, @conkeyref,
@keyref, and @href, that specifies an
address.