Indicates the general kind of content the Preformatted Text element contains, for example, computer code, pseudocode, poetry, ASCII art, etc.
Many journal tag sets make a distinction between different types of preformatted text (some by means of attributes, others with distinct elements). In this tag set, all these figure types will be tagged using the <preformat> element. The distinctions between different types of preformatted text can be preserved using the preformat-type attribute, e.g., by recording the content type of the text, such as “computer code”.
Value | Meaning |
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Text, numbers, or special characters | A word or phrase that describes the content or names the type of content for the <preformat> element, for example, “code” for sample computer code or “xml” for an XML-tagged data sample |
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. |
Although designed to accept any text as its value, potential values for this attribute might include:
code |
Code example in a computer language such as C++ or Visual Basic |
poetry |
Poems |
ascii |
ASCII art |
man-machine |
A man-machine dialog, such as an error message and response |
pseudocode |
Code-like examples used in explanation |