xlink:show

Showing the Link

Definition

Indicates to an application the intended presentation behavior for a link, specifically the manner in which the content of a link will be displayed, for example, as embedded material or in a separate window

Attribute Values

In Elements

<abbrev> Abbreviation or Acronym; <bio> Biography; <chem-struct> Chemical Structure (Display); <citation> Citation; <collab> Collaborative (Group) Author; <contract-num> Contract Number; <contract-sponsor> Contract Sponsor; <contrib> Contributor; <custom-meta> Custom Metadata; <email> Email Address; <ext-link> External Link; <grant-num> Grant Number; <grant-sponsor> Grant Sponsor; <graphic> Graphic; <inline-graphic> Graphic, Inline; <inline-supplementary-material> Inline Supplementary Material; <institution> Institution Name: in an Address; <license> License Information; <media> Media Object; <named-content> Named Special (Subject) Content; <nlm-citation> NLM Citation Model; <product> Product Information; <related-article> Related Article Information; <self-uri> URI for This Same Article Online; <supplementary-material> Supplementary Material; <uri> Uniform Resource Indicator (URI)
Value Meaning
embed The link should be displayed as part of the initial article being viewed, i.e., the material will be “embedded” directly into the initial article.
new The link should be displayed as a new, separate window, frame, pane, or other presentation context.
none The presentation behavior is unconstrained, and no other markup is generally available in the link to assist an application in deducing the retrieval mechanism.
other The presentation behavior is unconstrained, but other markup is generally available in the link to assist an application in deducing the retrieval mechanism.
replace The link should be displayed in the same window, frame, pane, or other presentation context as the initial article, thereby “replacing” the article or other object being linked.
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.