linkpool

The <linkpool> element defines a group of links that have common characteristics, such as type or audience or source. When links are not in a <linklist> (that is, they are in <related-links> or <linkpool> elements), the organization of links on final output is determined by the output process, not by the order that the links actually occur in the DITA topic.

There are two ways to organize related information links: add them all in no particular order, using the <linkpool> or <related-links> elements, and let the output formatting processor sort them; or pre-group them using one or more <linklist> elements. When you pre-group them using <linklist>, then the order of the links as you created them is preserved during the output formatting process.

Attributes set on <linkpool> are inherited by its descendants. For example, if you've got a <linkpool> that contains all external links, you can set scope="external" on that outer<linkpool> element and leave it off the links it contains.

Example

<related-links>
<linkpool type="task">
<link href="generalfaq.html#installing" role="parent"/>
<link href="register.html#newuser" role="sibling"/>
</linkpool>
</related-links>

Contains

Doctype Content model
ditabase, topic, task, reference, concept, glossary ( linkpool or link) (any number)

Contained by

Doctype Parents
ditabase, topic, task, concept, reference, glossary related-links, linkpool

Inheritance:

- topic/linkpool

Attributes

Name Description Data Type Default Value Required?
collection-type Collection types describe how links relate to each other. A family collection represents a tight grouping in which each of the referenced topics not only relates to the current topic but also relate to each other. Sequence indicates that the order of the child topics is significant; output processors will typically link between them in order. Unordered indicates that the order is not significant. Choice indicates that one of the children should be selected. If no value is specified, processors should treat the default as "unordered", although no default is specified in the DTD. See this topic for more information on the conref value.

Usage of the collection-type attribute on <reltable> and <relcolspec> is currently undefined, and reserved for future use.

(unordered | sequence | choice | family | -dita-use-conref-target) #IMPLIED No
duplicates Specifies whether or not duplicate links will be filtered out of a linklist. Allowable values are: "yes" (allow duplicate links), or "no" (filter out duplicate links). In general, duplicate links in linklists are preserved.. Note that links are regarded as duplicates only if their content plus all attributes match. #IMPLIED The attribute value is currently ignored, but should default to yes for links in linklists and no for all other links. No
mapkeyref Identifies the map, if any, from which the contained links are derived. This value is automatically generated by the same process that creates the links from the map, as a way to identify which map the links came from. If the <linklist> or <linkpool> is manually created by the author, there is no need to use this attribute. CDATA #IMPLIED No
type Describes the target of a cross-reference. See The type attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. CDATA #IMPLIED (Processed as if the target were of type "topic", or inherited from an ancestor) No
role The role attribute defines the role the target topic plays in relationship with the current topic. For example, in a parent/child relationship, the role would be "parent" when the target is the parent of the current topic, and "child" when the target is the child of the current topic. This structure could be used to sort and classify links at display time. See The role attribute for information on supported values. (parent | child | sibling | friend | next | previous | cousin | ancestor | descendant | sample | external | [deprecated] other | -dita-use-conref-target) #IMPLIED No
otherrole Indicates an alternate role. This value is used when the role attribute is set to other. CDATA #IMPLIED No
format The format attribute identifies the format of the resource being cross referenced. See The format attribute for details on supported values. CDATA #IMPLIED No
scope The scope attribute identifies the closeness of the relationship between the current document and the target resource.
  • Set scope to local when the resource is part of the current set of content.
  • Set scope to peer when the resource is part of the current set of content but is not accessible at build time.
  • Set scope to external when the resource is not part of the current information set and should open in a new browser window.
  • See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information on -dita-use-conref-target.
The processing default is local. If no value is specified, but the attribute is specified on an ancestor within a map or within the related-links section, the value will inherit from the closest ancestor.
(local | peer | external | -dita-use-conref-target) #IMPLIED No
%univ-atts; (%select-atts;, %id-atts;, %localization-atts;) A set of related attributes, described at %univ-atts; parameter entity PE not applicable Not applicable
%global-atts; (xtrf, xtrc) A set of related attributes, described at %global-atts; parameter entity PE not applicable Not applicable
class, outputclass Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes      

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