The <personname> element contains name information about the author.
| Doctype | Content model |
|---|---|
| bookmap, learningBookmap | ( (honorific) (optional) then (firstname) (any number) then (middlename) (any number) then (lastname) (any number) then (generationidentifier) (optional) then (otherinfo) (any number) ) |
<personinfo> <namedetails> <personname> <firstname>Derek</firstname> <middlename>L.</middlename> <lastname>Singleton</lastname> <generationidentifier>Jr.</generationidentifier> <otherinfo>noted psychologist</otherinfo> </personname> </namedetails> <addressdetails> <thoroughfare>123 Yellow Brick Road</thoroughfare> <locality>Emerald City</locality> <administrativearea>Kansas</administrativearea> <country>USA</country> </addressdetails> <contactnumbers><contactnumber>123-555-4678</contactnumber></contactnumbers> <emailaddresses><emailaddress>wizard@example.org</emailaddress></emailaddresses> </personinfo>
| Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Defines a unique name for the object. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
| datatype | Describes the type of data contained in the value attribute or within the data element. A typical use of datatype will be the identifying URI for an XML Schema datatype. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
| value | Specifies a value associated with the current property or element. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
| href | Provides a reference to a resource. See The href attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
| format | The format attribute identifies the format of the resource being referenced. See The format attribute for details on supported values. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
| type | Describes the target of a reference. See The type attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No |
| scope | The scope attribute identifies the closeness of the relationship between the current document and the target resource. See The scope attribute for more information on values. | (local | peer | external | -dita-use-conref-target) | #IMPLIED | No |
| 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 | Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes |
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