3.10.6.1.16 `<dedication>`

The <dedication> element references a topic containing a dedication for the book, such as to a person or group.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- map/topicref bookmap/dedication

Example

<frontmatter>
  <dedication href="dtm.dita"
                  navtitle="Dedicated to Mother"/>
</frontmatter>

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group , Link relationship attribute group (with a narrowed definition of @href, given below), Attributes common to many map elements , @navtitle and @copy-to from Topicref element attributes group , outputclass, and @keyref .

@href: A pointer to the resource represented by the <topicref>. See The href attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. References to DITA content cannot be below the topic level: that is, you cannot reference individual elements inside a topic. References to content other than DITA topics should use the @format attribute to identify the kind of resource being referenced.