Definition description
The definition description is the definition for an item in a definition list entry.
Syntax
- XDITA
-
<dd>
inside<dl>
- HDITA
-
<dd>
inside<dl>
- MDITA (extended profile)
-
See the Definition list component
Attributes
The available attributes vary based on the authoring format:
- XDITA and HDITA
- The following attributes are available on this element: ID
attributes, localization attributes, universal
attributes, and
@props
. - MDITA
- There is no attribute support for the MDITA core profile. For the MDITA extended profile, attributes can be specified by using the HDITA representation.
Examples
This section is non-normative.
The following example demonstrates the use of definition description in an XDITA topic.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD LIGHTWEIGHT DITA Topic//EN" "lw-topic.dtd">
<topic id="franchise-terms">
<title>Profit, fun, and flavor under the same brand</title>
<body>
<dl>
<dlentry>
<dt>Initial investment:</dt>
<dd><p>$700 (includes initial franchise fee)</p></dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry>
<dt>Franchise fee:</dt>
<dd><p>$200</p></dd>
</dlentry>
</dl>
</body>
</topic>
The following example demonstrates the use of definition description text in an HDITA topic.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>Profit, fun, and flavor under the same brand</title>
<body>
<article id="franchise-terms">
<h1>Profit, fun, and flavor under the same brand</h1>
<dl>
<dt>Initial investment:</dt>
<dd>
<p>$700 (includes initial franchise fee)</p>
</dd>
<dt>Franchise fee:</dt>
<dd>
<p>$200</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</article>
</body>