May 2010
Intermediate to advanced
552 pages
13h 37m
English
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Name
part — A division in a book
Synopsis
part ::=
((((title &
titleabbrev? & subtitle?),
info? db.titleforbidden.info) |
info db.titlereq.info),
partintro?, (acknowledgements |
appendix | article |
bibliography | chapter |
colophon | dedication |
glossary | index |
preface | refentry |
reference | toc)+)
Additional constraints
If this element is the root element, it must have a
versionattribute.
Description
The parts segment a book into divisions. Each
division can contain a number of component-level elements, such as
chapters.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block. Each part
almost always introduces a forced page break. Sometimes parts start on
the next recto page. Frequently, they also produce a part separator
page, on which may be printed the content of the
partintro.
Attributes
Common attributes and common linking attributes.
- label
Specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes
- status
Identifies the editorial or publication status of the element on which it occurs
See Also
appendix, article, book, chapter, colophon, dedication, partintro, preface, set
Examples
<part xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook' label="II"> <title>Programming with the Java API</title> <partintro> <para>The sections in Part II present real-world examples of programming with Java. You can study and learn from the examples, and you can adapt them for use in your own programs. </para> <para>The ...
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