<hwcontrol>

A hardware control is a key, button, switch, indicator, or other physical device that controls a piece of hardware.

Specialization hierarchy

The <hwcontrol> element is specialized from <ph>. It is defined in the hardware domain module.

Content model

(Text | <data> | <draft-comment> | <image> | <keyword> | <ph> | <text>)*

Not contained by any element.

Zero or more of the following
  • Text
  • <data>
  • <draft-comment>
  • <image>
  • <keyword>
  • <ph>
  • <text>

Not contained by any element.

Inheritance

+ topic/ph hw-d/hwcontrol

The <hwcontrol> element is specialized from <ph>. It is defined in the hw-domain module.

Attributes

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

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

@keyref
Specifies a key name that acts as a redirectable reference based on a key definition within a map. See STUB CONTENT for information on using this attribute.

For HDITA, the equivalent of @keyref is @data-keyref

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows how the <hwcontrol> element can be used to identify a hardware controls:

<step>
  <cmd>After entering the amount you received, press <hwcontrol>Amt Tend</hwcontrol>.</cmd>
  <stepresult>This opens the cash drawer. The display shows the amount of change to give the 
      customer.</stepresult>
</step>