<topic>
A topic is a standalone unit of information.
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: architectural attributes and universal attributes.
For this element, the @id
attribute is
required.
Example
The following code sample shows the primary structural components of a topic: title, short description, prolog, body, and related links:
<topic id="topic">
<title>The basic structure of a topic</title>
<shortdesc>A topic has a well-established structure. </shortdesc>
<prolog>
<!-- Metadata can be stored here.-->
</prolog>
<body>
<p>A typical topic contains a title, short description, and body.</p>
</body>
<related-links>
<!--Related links can be defined directly in a topic or by using
a relationship table.--></related-links>
</topic>