The message block (<msgblock>) element contains a multi-line message or set of messages. The message block can contain multiple message numbers and message descriptions, each enclosed in a <msgnum> and <msgph> element. It can also contain the message content directly. Line breaks and spaces are preserved when the element is rendered. This element is part of the DITA software domain, a special set of DITA elements designed to document software tasks, concepts and reference information.
Doctype | Content model |
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topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap | ( text data or data or data-about or foreign or unknown or keyword or apiname or option or parmname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle or term or abbreviated-form) (any number) |
<p>A sequence of failed password attempts generates the following characteristic message stream:</p> <msgblock> I:0 S:3 I:1 S:3 I:1 S:4 S:99 (lockup) </msgblock>
Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required? |
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spectitle | The specialized title attribute allows architects of specialized types to define a fixed or default title for a specialized element. Not intended for direct use by authors. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
display-atts attribute group (scale, frame, expanse) | A set of related attributes, described in display-atts attribute group | |||
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group | |||
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group | |||
class, outputclass, xml:space | Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes |
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