3.1.1.2.8 dlhead

The <dlhead> element contains optional headings for the term and description columns in a definition list. The definition list heading may contain a heading <dthd> for the column of terms and a heading <ddhd> for the column of descriptions.

Contains

Doctype

Content model

topic, map, concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary

( (dthd) (optional) then (ddhd) (optional) )

Contained by

Doctype

Content model

topic (base), map (base), topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary

dl

Inheritance

- topic/dlhead

Example

Definition list with a heading

<dl>
 <dlhead>
  <dthd>Image File View Selection</dthd>
  <ddhd>Resulting Information</ddhd>
 </dlhead>
 <dlentry>
  <dt>File Type</dt>
  <dd>Image's file extension</dd>
 </dlentry>
 <dlentry>
  <dt>Image Class</dt>
  <dd>Image is raster, vector, metafile or 3D</dd>
 </dlentry>
 <dlentry>
  <dt>Number of pages</dt>
  <dd>Number of pages in the image</dd>
 </dlentry>
 <dlentry>
  <dt>Fonts</dt>
  <dd>Names of the fonts contained within a vector image</dd>
 </dlentry>
</dl>
Attributes

Name

Description

Data Type

Default Value

Required?

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, outputclass

Common attributes described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes

     

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Sibling Topics:

3.1.1.2.1 alt

3.1.1.2.2 cite

3.1.1.2.3 dd

3.1.1.2.4 desc

3.1.1.2.5 ddhd

3.1.1.2.6 dl

3.1.1.2.7 dlentry

3.1.1.2.9 dt

3.1.1.2.10 draft-comment

3.1.1.2.11 dthd

3.1.1.2.12 example

3.1.1.2.13 fig

3.1.1.2.14 figgroup

3.1.1.2.15 fn

3.1.1.2.16 image

3.1.1.2.17 keyword

3.1.1.2.18 li

3.1.1.2.19 lines

3.1.1.2.20 longdescref

3.1.1.2.21 longquoteref

3.1.1.2.22 lq

3.1.1.2.23 object

3.1.1.2.24 note

3.1.1.2.25 ol

3.1.1.2.26 p

3.1.1.2.27 param

3.1.1.2.28 ph

3.1.1.2.29 pre

3.1.1.2.30 q

3.1.1.2.31 section

3.1.1.2.32 sectiondiv

3.1.1.2.33 sl

3.1.1.2.34 sli

3.1.1.2.35 term

3.1.1.2.36 text

3.1.1.2.37 tm

3.1.1.2.38 ul

3.1.1.2.39 xref