token
token — A unit of information
Synopsis
Mixed Content Model
token ::=
(#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
beginpage)*
Attributes
Description
A Token identifies a unit of information. Usually, “tokens” are the result of some processing pass that has performed lexical analysis and divided a data set into the smallest units of information used for subsequent processing.
Exactly what constitutes a token varies by context.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Parents
These elements contain token: action, application, attribution, bibliomisc, bridgehead, citation, citetitle, classsynopsisinfo, code, command, computeroutput, database, emphasis, entry, filename, firstterm, foreignphrase, funcparams, funcsynopsisinfo, function, glosssee, glossseealso, glossterm, hardware, interfacename, keycap, lineannotation, link, literal, literallayout, lotentry, member, msgaud, olink, option, optional, para, parameter, phrase, primary, primaryie, productname, programlisting, property, quote, refdescriptor, refentrytitle, refname, refpurpose, remark, screen, screeninfo, secondary, secondaryie, see, seealso, seealsoie, seeie, seg, segtitle, simpara, subtitle, synopsis, systemitem, td, term, termdef, tertiary, tertiaryie, th, title, titleabbrev, tocback, tocentry, tocfront, trademark, ulink, userinput.
Children
The following elements occur in token: beginpage, indexterm, inlinegraphic, inlinemediaobject, replaceable.
See Also
classname, interface, property, structfield, structname, symbol, type.
Examples
<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
In parsing, line ends are turned into the <token>CRLF</token>, all other
whitespace becomes <token>WHITESP</token>.
</para>
In parsing, line ends are turned into the CRLF, all other whitespace becomes WHITESP.