<glossgroup>

A glossary group topic organizes related glossary entry topics within a single topic document.

Usage information

Glossary groups are primarily a convenience for authoring when it is useful to author multiple glossary entry topics in a single document.

Specialization hierarchy

The <glossgroup> element is specialized from <concept>; it is defined in the glossary group module. The <concept> element is specialized from <topic>; it is defined in the concept module.

Content model

<title>, <prolog>?, (<glossgroup> | <glossentry>)*

Contained by

<glossgroup>

In order
  1. <title>
  2. Optional <prolog>
  3. Zero or more of the following

Contained by

Inheritance

- topic/topic concept/concept glossgroup/glossgroup

The <glossgroup> element is specialized from <concept>. It is defined in the glossgroup module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: architectural attributes and universal attributes.

For this element, the @id attribute is required.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.

@DITAArchVersion (architectural attributes)
Specifies the version of the DITA architecture that is in use. This attribute is in the namespace http://dita.​oasis-open.​org/​architecture/​2005/. This attribute is specified in the topic and map modules, and it uses a default value of the current version of DITA. The current default is 2.0.
@id
For this element, the @id attribute is required.
@specializations (architectural attributes)
Specifies the attribute-domain specializations that are included in the document-type shell. This attribute is set as a default within the document-type shell. The value varies depending on what domains are integrated into the document-type shell. For example, a grammar file that includes the specialized attributes @audience, @deliveryTarget, and @newBaseAtt would set the value to @props/audience @props/deliveryTarget @base/newBaseAtt.

Example

This section is non-normative.

<glossgroup id="things" xml:lang="en">
  <title>Some terms</title>
  <glossentry id="bicycle">
    <glossterm>bicycle</glossterm>
    <glossdef>Human powered mode of transport
       with two wheels</glossdef>
  </glossentry>
  <glossentry id="fruitbat">
    <glossterm>Fruit bat</glossterm>
    <glossdef>A bat which likes fruit</glossdef>
  </glossentry>
</glossgroup>