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Abstract

Name

Synopsis

  Title?,
  (FormalPara | Para | SimPara)+

Attributes

This element has common and Role attributes.

Tag Minimization

Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.

Description

A document summary. Abstract contains an optional Title followed by paragraphs, and has common attributes.

Parents

These elements contain Abstract: Appendix, ArtHeader, Article, BiblioDiv, BiblioEntry, BiblioMSet, BiblioMixed, BiblioSet, Bibliography, BlockQuote, BookBiblio, BookInfo, Callout, Chapter, DocInfo, GlossDiv, Glossary, Index, ListItem, MsgExplan, MsgText, PartIntro, Preface, Procedure, RefSect1, RefSect1Info, RefSect2, RefSect2Info, RefSect3, RefSect3Info, RefSynopsisDiv, RefSynopsisDivInfo, Sect1, Sect1Info, Sect2, Sect2Info, Sect3, Sect3Info, Sect4, Sect4Info, Sect5, Sect5Info, SeriesInfo, SetIndex, SetInfo, SimpleSect, and Step.

Children

Abstract contains these elements: FormalPara, Para, SimPara, and Title.

In some contexts, additional elements may be allowed by inclusions in parent elements. Similarly, in some contexts, some of these elements may be invalid due to exclusions in parent elements.

Examples

<DOCINFO>
<TITLE>Prolegomenon to Any Future GML</TITLE>
<SUBTITLE>An Inquiry into Tag Abuse
</SUBTITLE>
<SUBJECTSET SCHEME=LCSH>
<SUBJECT WEIGHT=5>
<SUBJECTTERM>Electronic publishing
</SUBJECTTERM>
<SUBJECTTERM>Computer program languages
</SUBJECTTERM>
</SUBJECT>
<SUBJECT WEIGHT=8>
<SUBJECTTERM>SGML
</SUBJECTTERM>
</SUBJECT>
</SUBJECTSET>
<SUBJECTSET SCHEME=LOCAL>
<SUBJECT WEIGHT=4>
<SUBJECTTERM>GML
</SUBJECTTERM>
</SUBJECT>
<SUBJECT WEIGHT=9>
<SUBJECTTERM>Tag Abuse
</SUBJECTTERM>
</SUBJECT>
<SUBJECT WEIGHT=3>
<SUBJECTTERM>Standards Revision
</SUBJECTTERM>
<SUBJECTTERM>Biting Critique
</SUBJECTTERM>
</SUBJECT>
</SUBJECTSET>

<KEYWORDSET LANG=EN>
<KEYWORD>SGML
</KEYWORD>
<KEYWORD>revision
</KEYWORD>
</KEYWORDSET>
<KEYWORDSET LANG=Klingon>
<KEYWORD>$*#@!
</KEYWORD>
<KEYWORD>MMMMMM!
</KEYWORD>
</KEYWORDSET>
<AUTHORGROUP>
<AUTHOR>
<HONORIFIC>Dr.
</HONORIFIC>
<FIRSTNAME>John
</FIRSTNAME>
<OTHERNAME>&ldquo;Jack&rdquo;
</OTHERNAME>
<SURNAME>Farquhar
</SURNAME>
<LINEAGE>Jr.
</LINEAGE>
<AUTHORBLURB>
<PARA>Jack is always the first to abuse a tag.</PARA>
</AUTHORBLURB>
<AFFILIATION>
<SHORTAFFIL>Prof
</SHORTAFFIL>
<JOBTITLE>Abject Professor of Markup
</JOBTITLE>
<ORGNAME>Technical University of Michigan
</ORGNAME>
<ORGDIV>School of Deadwood
</ORGDIV>
</AFFILIATION>
</AUTHOR>
</AUTHORGROUP>
<AUTHORGROUP>
<EDITOR>
<FIRSTNAME>Earl
</FIRSTNAME>
<OTHERNAME>Lee
</OTHERNAME>
<SURNAME>Reiser
</SURNAME>
</EDITOR>
</AUTHORGROUP>
<AUTHORGROUP>
<OTHERCREDIT>
<FIRSTNAME>A
</FIRSTNAME>
<SURNAME>Goodlistener
</SURNAME>
<CONTRIB>as told to
</CONTRIB>
</OTHERCREDIT>
</AUTHORGROUP>
<ABSTRACT>
<PARA>Rips the veil from the face of SGML's dirtiest secret:
the tags don't always mean what they're supposed to!
</PARA>
</ABSTRACT>
<REVHISTORY>
<REVISION>
<REVNUMBER>1.1
</REVNUMBER>
<DATE>3.4.1996
</DATE>
<AUTHORINITIALS>F.B.
</AUTHORINITIALS>
<REVREMARK>Cleaned up a few typos.
</REVREMARK>
</REVISION>
</REVHISTORY>
<LEGALNOTICE>
<PARA>All words are property of the English language.
</PARA>
</LEGALNOTICE>
</DOCINFO>

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