abstract

Name

abstract -- A summary

Synopsis

Content Model
abstract ::=
(title?,
 (formalpara|para|simpara)+)
Attributes Common attributes
Parameter Entities
bibliocomponent.mix bookcomponent.content component.mix
descobj.class divcomponent.mix info.class
listpreamble.mix refcomponent.mix  

Description

An abstract can occur in most components of DocBook. It is expected to contain some sort of summary of the content with which it is associated (by containment).

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. Sometimes suppressed. Often presented in alternate outputs.

Parents

These elements contain abstract: appendix, appendixinfo, article, articleinfo, bibliodiv, biblioentry, bibliography, bibliographyinfo, bibliomixed, bibliomset, biblioset, blockinfo, blockquote, bookinfo, callout, chapter, chapterinfo, glossary, glossaryinfo, glossdiv, index, indexinfo, itemizedlist, listitem, msgexplan, msgtext, objectinfo, orderedlist, partinfo, partintro, preface, prefaceinfo, procedure, refentryinfo, referenceinfo, refsect1, refsect1info, refsect2, refsect2info, refsect3, refsect3info, refsection, refsectioninfo, refsynopsisdiv, refsynopsisdivinfo, sect1, sect1info, sect2, sect2info, sect3, sect3info, sect4, sect4info, sect5, sect5info, section, sectioninfo, setindex, setindexinfo, setinfo, sidebarinfo, simplesect, step, variablelist.

Children

The following elements occur in abstract: formalpara, para, simpara, title.

See Also

blockquote, epigraph, highlights, sidebar.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<chapter><title>Some Chapter</title>
<abstract>
<para>
In brief, &hellip;
</para>
</abstract>
<para>
In this chapter, &hellip;
</para>
</chapter>

For additional examples, see also section.