lq

The <lq> is used to provide extended content quoted from another source. Use the quote element <q> for short, inline quotations, and long quote <lq> for quotations that are too long for inline use, following normal guidelines for quoting other sources. The @href and @keyref attributes are available to specify the source of the quotation. The <longquoteref> element is available for more complex references to the source of a quote.

Although rendering is left up to implementations, processors generally render <lq> as an indented block.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/lq

Example

<p>This is the first line of the address that 
Abraham Lincoln delivered on November 19, 1863 for the dedication 
of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.</p>
<lq>Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new
nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men
are created equal.</lq>

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, Link relationship attribute group (with a narrowed definition for @type, given below), outputclass, and @keyref, and the attributes defined below.

@reftitle

The title of the document or topic being quoted.

@type

Indicates the location of the source of the quote. Note that this differs from the @type attribute on many other DITA elements. See The type attribute for detailed information on the usual supported values and processing implications. The following attribute values are allowed (but deprecated) for backward compatibility:

external: The @href is to a Web site. This value is deprecated in favor of use of the @scope and @format attributes.
internal: The @href is to a DITA topic. This value is deprecated in favor of use of the @scope and @format attributes.