<topic>
The <topic>
element is the top-level
DITA element for a single-subject topic or article. Other top-level DITA
elements that are more content-specific are <concept>
, <task>
, <reference>
,
and <glossentry>
, all of which are specializations
of the <topic>
element.
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
- topic/topic
<topic id="topic">
<title>Some little topic</title>
<body>
<p>Here's a little topic.</p>
<ul>
<li>Some item</li>
<li>Another item</li>
</ul>
</body>
</topic>
The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group (with a narrowed definition of @id
, given
below), Architectural attribute group, and outputclass.
@id
(REQUIRED)@href
or
@conref
syntax when cross
referencing or reusing content within the topic;
it also enables <topicref>
elements in DITA maps to optionally reference a
specific topic within a DITA document. This attribute is defined
with the XML Data Type ID.