<titlehint>

A title hint provides information to map authors about the title of the referenced resource. This is useful if the referenced resources are not available.

Usage information

The <titlehint> element is a convenience element. It is equivalent to a <titlealt> element with @title-role set to hint.

Processing expectations

Processing expectations are dictated by the rules for the <titlealt> element.

Specialization hierarchy

The <titlehint> element is specialized from <titlealt>. It is defined in the alternative-titles domain module.

Content model

(Text | <data> | <sort-as> | <foreign> | <keyword> | <term> | <text> | <ph> | <strong> | <em> | <b> | <i> | <line-through> | <overline> | <sup> | <sub> | <tt> | <u> | <draft-comment> | <required-cleanup> )*

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and @title-role.

For this element, @title-role has a default value of hint.

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

@title-role (REQUIRED)
Specifies the role that the alternative title serves. Multiple roles are separated by white space. The following roles are defined in the specification: linking, navigation, search, subtitle, and hint.

Processors can define custom values for the @title-role attribute.

For this element, @title-role has a default value of hint.

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows how a <titlehint> element is used to show the title of a referenced topic to map authors. This might be especially helpful in the context of a CCMS with opaque URIs.

<topicref href="x-id://AOE82KJAW1B0">
  <topicmeta>
    <titlehint>Getting started</titlehint>
  </topicmeta>
</topicref>