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Version: DocBook V4.5

errortype

errortype — The classification of an error message

Synopsis​

Mixed Content Model​

errortype ::=
(#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
beginpage)*

Attributes​

Common attributes

Description​

The ErrorType element identifies a class of error. The exact classifications are naturally going to vary by system, but “recoverable” and “fatal” are two possibilities.

DocBook provides four elements for identifying the parts of an error message: ErrorCode, for the alphanumeric error code (e.g., “-2”); ErrorName, for the symbolic name of the error (e.g., “ENOENT”); ErrorText, for the text of the error message (e.g., “file not found”); and ErrorType, for the error type (e.g., “recoverable”).

Processing expectations​

Formatted inline.

Children​

The following elements occur in errortype: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.

Examples​

For examples, see errorcode.