<index-see>
An <index-see>
element directs the reader to an index entry that
the reader should use instead of the current one.
Usage information
There can be multiple <index-see>
elements within an
<indexterm>
element.
Processing expectations
Processors SHOULD ignore an
<index-see>
element if its parent
<indexterm>
element contains any <indexterm>
children.
Content model
(Text |
<data>
|
<sort-as>
|
<foreign>
|
<keyword>
|
<term>
|
<text>
|
<ph>
|
<strong>
|
<em>
|
<b>
|
<i>
|
<line-through>
|
<overline>
|
<sup>
|
<sub>
|
<tt>
|
<u>
|
<indexterm>
)*
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 The keyref attribute for information on using this attribute.
Examples
This section is non-normative.
This section contains examples of how <index-see>
elements can be
used.
<index-see>
elementThe following code sample shows how an <index-see>
element is used
to refer readers to the preferred term:
<indexterm>Carassius auratus
<index-see>goldfish</index-see>
</indexterm>
This markup will generate an index entry without a page reference. It might look like the following:

<index-see>
element to redirect to a multi-level
index entryThe following code sample shows how an <index-see>
is used to
redirect to a multilevel index entry:
<indexterm>feeding goldfish
<index-see>goldfish
<indexterm>feeding</indexterm>
</index-see>
</indexterm>