Common attributes

The following attributes are common across most DITA elements.

  1. Identifier and content referencing attributes
    The id and conref attributes are available on almost all DITA elements, and allow sharing of content between DITA topics or maps.
  2. Metadata attributes
    The metadata attributes express qualifications on the content. These qualifications can be used to modify the processing of the content.
  3. Miscellaneous Attributes
    DITA has several elements for supporting translation and for providing additional classification or typing of a specific element.
  4. Architectural attributes
    DITA provides some attributes to provide type information to processors instead of qualifications or properties of content.
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OASIS DITA Version 1.1 Architectural Specification -- Committee Specification, 31 May 2007
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