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indexentry

indexentry — An entry in an index

Synopsis

Content Model

indexentry ::=
(primaryie,
(seeie|seealsoie)*,
(secondaryie,
(seeie|seealsoie|tertiaryie)*)*)

Attributes

Common attributes

Description

An IndexEntry wraps all of the index terms associated with a particular primary index term. This includes an arbitrary list of secondary and tertiary elements as well as See and SeeAlso elements.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. A rendered index usually places secondary items under primary items and tertiary items under secondary.

Parents

These elements contain indexentry: index, indexdiv, setindex.

Children

The following elements occur in indexentry: primaryie, secondaryie, seealsoie, seeie, tertiaryie.

Examples

For examples, see index.