xlink:actuate

Actuating the Link

Definition

Indicates to an application the intended behavior for a link, specifically, the timing for obtaining or retrieving the content of a link (e.g., by a user clicking on the link to “request” the material, or by the material being automatically loaded with a book (or book component) when the book (or component) is loaded)

Attribute Values

In Elements

<abbrev> Abbreviation or Acronym; <alternate-form> Alternate Form Of; <area> Area; <bio> Biography; <book-part> Book Part; <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; <related-article> Related Article Information; <self-uri> URI for This Same Work Online; <supplementary-material> Supplementary Material; <uri> Uniform Resource Indicator (URI)
Value Meaning
none The behavior is unconstrained, and no other markup is generally available in the link to assist an application in deducing the retrieval mechanism.
onLoad An application should retrieve the link at the same time a user obtains the initial book (or book component).
onRequest An application should only retrieve the link after a user has physically triggered the retrieval, e.g., clicked on the link.
other The behavior is unconstrained, but other markup is generally available in the link to assist an application in deducing the retrieval mechanism.
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.