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code

code — An inline code fragment

Synopsis​

Mixed Content Model​

code ::=
(#PCDATA|link|olink|ulink|action|application|classname|methodname|
interfacename|exceptionname|ooclass|oointerface|ooexception|
package|command|computeroutput|database|email|envar|errorcode|
errorname|errortype|errortext|filename|function|guibutton|
guiicon|guilabel|guimenu|guimenuitem|guisubmenu|hardware|
interface|keycap|keycode|keycombo|keysym|literal|code|constant|
markup|medialabel|menuchoice|mousebutton|option|optional|
parameter|prompt|property|replaceable|returnvalue|sgmltag|
structfield|structname|symbol|systemitem|uri|token|type|
userinput|varname|nonterminal|anchor|remark|subscript|
superscript|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|beginpage)*

Attributes​

Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

language

CDATA

None

Description​

The code element is an inline element for identifying small fragments of programming language code.

Processing expectations​

Formatted inline.

Attributes​

language

Identifies the programming language of the inline code.