XHTML elements

The XDIME 2 elements based on XHTML are in the default namespace and do not require a prefix. Content integration, MCS, DISelect and XForms elements are from other namespaces, and like the Client Framework 1 response and widget elements are listed separately.

The XDIME 2 elements based on XHTML are in the default namespace and do not require a prefix. Content integration, MCS, DISelect and XForms elements are from other namespaces, and like the Client Framework 1 response and widget elements are listed separately.

You can also use XDIME dynamic content integration elements with XDIME 2.

The table shows those elements based on XHTML 2.0.

Name Purpose
a

Used to create an explicit link to another place in the same document or to another document. The current document is the source of the link and the value of the href attribute, defines the link target

abbr

Defines inline content that represents an abbreviation or an acronym. The title attribute may be used to provide the full term.

access

Binds a numeric access key to an a element.

address

Used to supply contact information on a form or other document.

blockquote

Defines a block of text quoted in the current document.

body

Contains the document's content.

caption

A caption for a table or object.

cite

An inline citation or reference to another source.

code

Contains a fragment of inline computer code.

dd

Contains the definition of a term in a definition list.

dfn

Text that needs highlighting, such as a definition.

div

A section used to add extra structure to documents. Style sheets can be used to control the presentation.

dl

A list containing individual terms and their definitions.

dt

The name of a term defined within a definition list.

em

Content that needs additional emphasis.

head

Information such as the title and other metadata that is not document content. The contained title element is required and it must be the first child of the head element.

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6

Heading elements for sections within a document. The number associated with each element indicates its relative position in the hierarchy of headings, with 1 indicating the beginning level and 6 the ending level.

html

The container for the XDIME 2 document.

kbd

Content that represents input supplied by a user.

label

Defines a label for a navigation list.

li

A list item in an ordered, unordered or navigation list.

link

Defines a link. Multiple links and relationships may be defined for a single document. Refer to the topic entitled Document relationship links for more information.

meta

Defines one or more named properties associated with a document, for example the date of publication or keywords, or another document element. The value of a property may be contained in the element body or in the content attribute.

nl

Defines a navigation list. The label element is required.

object

A reference to a media resource. Object allows a variety of media resources to be placed on the rendered page. The resource may be specified as an image policy or a device dependent mime type. Object also allows the control of media transcoding to ensure the resource will render on the requesting agent. See References to media for details.

p

Block element that defines a paragraph.

param

Defines an optional parameter value for an object.

pre

Defines content that is to be rendered with whitespace preserved, and without reformatting.

quote

An inline fragment of quoted material.

samp

Content that represents sample generated output.

span

Inline element used to set a style.

strong

Content that needs additional emphasis. The default style is usually different from that used for the em element.

style

Container for style rules.

sub

Content that represents subscript material.

sup

Content that represents superscript material.

table

Defines a table.

tbody

Container for a table body.

td

A cell in a table containing data.

tfoot

Container for a table footer.

th

A cell in a table containing a column or row heading.

thead

Container for a table header.

title

The title element is used to identify the document. title is required and it must be the first child of the head element.

tr

Denotes a row within a table.

ul

A list of unordered items.

var

An instance of a program variable.

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