preformat-type

Type of Preformatted Text

Definition

Indicates the general kind of content the Preformatted Text element contains, for example, computer code, pseudocode, poetry, ASCII art, etc.

Remarks

Although designed to accept any text as its value, potential values for this attribute might include such words as:

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 example used in explanation.

This attribute is added to preserve the intellectual content of DTDs that provide such information. However, for many documents this type of data will not be available.

Attribute Values

In Element

<preformat> Preformatted Text
Value Meaning
Data characters Text, numbers, or special characters that describe the content or name the type of content for the <preformat> element, for example, “code” for sample computer code.
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.