3.2.6.5.2 authorinformation

The <authorinformation> element contains detailed information about the author or authoring organization.

Contains

Doctype

Content model

bookmap, learningBookmap

(organizationinfo or personinfo) (any number)

Contained by

Doctype

Content model

bookmap, learningBookmap

topicmeta, bookmeta

Inheritance

+ topic/author xnal-d/authorinformation

Example
<authorinformation>
 <personinfo>
  <namedetails><personname>
    <firstname>Derek</firstname>
    <middlename>L.</middlename>
    <lastname>Singleton</lastname>
    <generationidentifier>Jr.</generationidentifier>
    <otherinfo>noted psychologist</otherinfo>
  </personname></namedetails>
  <addressdetails>
    <thoroughfare>123 Yellow Brick Road</thoroughfare>
    <locality>Emerald City</locality>
    <administrativearea>Kansas</administrativearea>
    <country>USA</country>
  </addressdetails>
  <contactnumbers><contactnumber>123-555-4678</contactnumber></contactnumbers>
  <emailaddresses><emailaddress>wizard@example.org</emailaddress></emailaddresses>
 </personinfo>
</authorinformation>
Attributes

Name

Description

Data Type

Default Value

Required?

href

Provides a reference to a resource. See 3.4.2.1 The href attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications.

CDATA

#IMPLIED

No

type

Describes the target of a reference. See 3.4.2.8 The type attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. Beginning with DITA 1.2, values in this attribute are not limited to a small number of choices; the following values were used in DITA 1.0 and DITA 1.1, and are also recognized for the author element (and its specializations):

creator

The primary or original author of the content.

contributor

An additional author who is not primary.

NMTOKEN

#IMPLIED

No

format

The format attribute identifies the format of the resource being referenced. See 3.4.2.9 The format attribute for details on supported values.

CDATA

#IMPLIED

No

scope

The scope attribute identifies the closeness of the relationship between the current document and the target resource. See 3.4.2.10 The scope attribute for more information on values.

(local | peer | external | -dita-use-​conref-​target)

#IMPLIED

No

keyref

Keyref provides a redirectable reference based on a key defined within a map. See 3.4.2.3 The keyref attribute for information on using this attribute.

CDATA

#IMPLIED

No

univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups)

A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group

     

global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc)

A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group

     

class

A common attribute described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes

     

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Parent Topic:  3.2.6.5 xNAL domain elements

Sibling Topics:

3.2.6.5.1 xNAL usage guidelines

3.2.6.5.3 addressdetails

3.2.6.5.4 administrativearea

3.2.6.5.5 contactnumber

3.2.6.5.6 contactnumbers

3.2.6.5.7 country

3.2.6.5.8 emailaddress

3.2.6.5.9 emailaddresses

3.2.6.5.10 firstname

3.2.6.5.11 generationidentifier

3.2.6.5.12 honorific

3.2.6.5.13 lastname

3.2.6.5.14 locality

3.2.6.5.15 localityname

3.2.6.5.16 middlename

3.2.6.5.17 namedetails

3.2.6.5.18 organizationinfo

3.2.6.5.19 organizationname

3.2.6.5.20 organizationnamedetails

3.2.6.5.21 otherinfo

3.2.6.5.22 personinfo

3.2.6.5.23 personname

3.2.6.5.24 postalcode

3.2.6.5.25 thoroughfare

3.2.6.5.26 url

3.2.6.5.27 urls