token

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$Date: 2002/06/12 11:18:42 $

token — A unit of information

Synopsis

Mixed Content Model

token ::=
(#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
 beginpage)*

Attributes

Common attributes

Description

A Token identifies a unit of information. Usually, “tokens” are the result of some processing pass that has performed lexical analysis and divided a data set into the smallest units of information used for subsequent processing.

Exactly what constitutes a token varies by context.

Processing expectations

Formatted inline.

Children

The following elements occur in token: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.

See Also

classname, interface, property, structfield, structname, symbol, type.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
In parsing, line ends are turned into the <token>CRLF</token>, all other
whitespace becomes <token>WHITESP</token>.
</para>

In parsing, line ends are turned into the CRLF, all other whitespace becomes WHITESP.