`<bodydiv>`

A body division is a grouping of sequential elements within the body of a topic. There is no additional semantic meaning. It is useful primarily for reuse and as a specialization base.

Usage information

The <bodydiv> element is often used to group a sequence of related elements for reuse, so that another topic can reference the entire set with a single @conref or @conkeyref attribute.

The <bodydiv> element can nest itself, which makes it a good specialization base for general topic content. Because the <bodydiv> element allows <section>, it cannot be used within <section> elements. Use the <div> element to group content that might occur in both topic bodies and sections.

The <bodydiv> element cannot contain a title. If a title is required, use nested topics.

Content model

(Text | <audio> | <dl> | <div> | <imagemap> | <example> | <fig> | <image> | <lines> | <lq> | <note> | <hazardstatement> | <object> | <ol> | <p> | <pre> | <simpletable> | <sl> | <table> | <ul> | <video> | <cite> | <include> | <keyword> | <ph> | <strong> | <em> | <b> | <i> | <line-through> | <overline> | <sup> | <sub> | <tt> | <u> | <q> | <term> | <text> | <tm> | <xref> | <data> | <sort-as> | <foreign> | <draft-comment> | <fn> | <indexterm> | <required-cleanup> | <bodydiv> | <section> )*

Zero or more

Attributes

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

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows how the <bodydiv> element can be used to group a sequence of elements for reuse:

<body>
  <bodydiv id="mp-23475">
    <p>The maintenance pack includes the following items:</p>
    <ul>
      <li>Gloves</li>
      <li>Small screwdriver</li>
      <li>Part #23475</li>
    </ul>
  </bodydiv>
  <!-- ... -->
</body>