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Dedication

Name

Synopsis

  (Title, TitleAbbrev?)?,
  (CalloutList | GlossList | ItemizedList | OrderedList
  | SegmentedList | SimpleList | VariableList | Caution
  | Important | Note | Tip | Warning | LiteralLayout
  | ProgramListing | ProgramListingCO | Screen | ScreenCO
  | ScreenShot | FormalPara | Para | SimPara
  | BlockQuote)+

Attributes

This element has common and Role attributes.

Name	Value(s)	Type	Default Value
Status	CDATA	#IMPLIED

Tag Minimization

The start-tag is required for this element. The end-tag is optional, if your SGML declaration allows minimization.

Description

Dedication is a section prefatory to the main text of a Book that contains a tribute to something (frequently someone) in connection with the composition or publication of the Book. It may begin with a Title and TitleAbbrev, and may be composed of lists, paragraphs, admonitions, BlockQuotes, and LiteralLayouts. It has Status and common attributes. Status imay be uses to hold a string indicating the editorial or publication status of the Dedication.

Parents

Dedication occurs in Book.

Children

Dedication contains these elements: BlockQuote, CalloutList, Caution, FormalPara, GlossList, Important, ItemizedList, LiteralLayout, Note, OrderedList, Para, ProgramListing, ProgramListingCO, Screen, ScreenCO, ScreenShot, SegmentedList, SimPara, SimpleList, Tip, Title, TitleAbbrev, VariableList, and Warning.

In some contexts, additional elements may be allowed by inclusions in parent elements.

Attributes

Status

Editorial or publication status ofthe element it applies to, such as "in review" or "approved for distribution." There is no default.

Examples

<DEDICATION>
<TITLE>Optional Title</TITLE>
<PARA>To my cat Fluffy:</PARA>
<ITEMIZEDLIST>
<LISTITEM><PARA>Who always took care of me</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
<LISTITEM><PARA>Who left pawprints on my scanner</PARA>
</LISTITEM>
</ITEMIZEDLIST>
</DEDICATION>

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