| DocBook: The Definitive Guide 2.0.17 (Alpha)

# Common Attribute Parameter Entities

Common Attribute Parameter Entities — Parameter entities which define the common attributes

## Synopsis

These parameter entities define the attributes that are considered “common”. Common attributes occur on every element. They are provided by either the `%common.attrib;` parameter entity or the `%idreq.common.attrib;` parameter entity. Those parameter entities are defined in terms of the others, listed here.

## Description

The following parameter entities define the common attributes in DocBook:

### %arch.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
arch | CDATA | None

### %common.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
id | ID | None
lang | CDATA | None
remap | CDATA | None
xreflabel | CDATA | None

revisionflag

Enumerated:

changed
added
deleted
off

None

arch | CDATA | None
condition | CDATA | None
conformance | NMTOKENS | None
os | CDATA | None
revision | CDATA | None
security | CDATA | None
userlevel | CDATA | None
vendor | CDATA | None
wordsize | CDATA | None

dir

Enumerated:

ltr
rtl
lro
rlo

None

xml:base | CDATA | None

%common.attrib; appears in:

%common.attrib; appears in:
`abbrev` | `abstract` | `accel`
`ackno` | `acronym` | `action`
`address` | `affiliation` | `alt`
`answer` | `appendix` | `appendixinfo`
`application` | `areaspec` | `arg`
`article` | `articleinfo` | `artpagenums`
`attribution` | `audiodata` | `audioobject`
`author` | `authorblurb` | `authorgroup`
`authorinitials` | `beginpage` | `bibliocoverage`
`bibliodiv` | `biblioentry` | `bibliography`
`bibliographyinfo` | `biblioid` | `bibliolist`
`bibliomisc` | `bibliomixed` | `bibliomset`
`biblioref` | `bibliorelation` | `biblioset`
`bibliosource` | `blockinfo` | `blockquote`
`book` | `bookinfo` | `bridgehead`
`callout` | `calloutlist` | `caution`
`chapter` | `chapterinfo` | `citation`
`citebiblioid` | `citerefentry` | `citetitle`
`city` | `classname` | `classsynopsis`
`classsynopsisinfo` | `cmdsynopsis` | `code`
`collab` | `collabname` | `colophon`
`command` | `computeroutput` | `confdates`
`confgroup` | `confnum` | `confsponsor`
`conftitle` | `constant` | `constraint`
`constructorsynopsis` | `contractnum` | `contractsponsor`
`contrib` | `copyright` | `coref`
`corpauthor` | `corpcredit` | `corpname`
`country` | `database` | `date`
`dedication` | `destructorsynopsis` | `edition`
`editor` | `email` | `emphasis`
`envar` | `epigraph` | `equation`
`errorcode` | `errorname` | `errortext`
`errortype` | `example` | `exceptionname`
`fax` | `fieldsynopsis` | `figure`
`filename` | `firstname` | `firstterm`
`footnote` | `footnoteref` | `foreignphrase`
`formalpara` | `funcdef` | `funcparams`
`funcprototype` | `funcsynopsis` | `funcsynopsisinfo`
`function` | `glossary` | `glossaryinfo`
`glossdef` | `glossdiv` | `glossentry`
`glosslist` | `glosssee` | `glossseealso`
`glossterm` | `graphic` | `graphicco`
`group` | `guibutton` | `guiicon`
`guilabel` | `guimenu` | `guimenuitem`
`guisubmenu` | `hardware` | `highlights`
`holder` | `honorific` | `imagedata`
`imageobject` | `imageobjectco` | `important`
`index` | `indexdiv` | `indexentry`
`indexinfo` | `indexterm` | `informalequation`
`informalexample` | `informalfigure` | `initializer`
`inlineequation` | `inlinegraphic` | `inlinemediaobject`
`interface` | `interfacename` | `invpartnumber`
`isbn` | `issn` | `issuenum`
`itemizedlist` | `itermset` | `jobtitle`
`keycap` | `keycode` | `keycombo`
`keysym` | `keyword` | `keywordset`
`label` | `legalnotice` | `lhs`
`lineage` | `lineannotation` | `link`
`listitem` | `literal` | `literallayout`
`lot` | `lotentry` | `manvolnum`
`markup` | `mathphrase` | `medialabel`
`mediaobject` | `mediaobjectco` | `member`
`menuchoice` | `methodname` | `methodparam`
`methodsynopsis` | `modespec` | `modifier`
`mousebutton` | `msg` | `msgaud`
`msgentry` | `msgexplan` | `msginfo`
`msglevel` | `msgmain` | `msgorig`
`msgrel` | `msgset` | `msgsub`
`msgtext` | `nonterminal` | `note`
`objectinfo` | `olink` | `ooclass`
`ooexception` | `oointerface` | `option`
`optional` | `orderedlist` | `orgdiv`
`orgname` | `otheraddr` | `othercredit`
`othername` | `package` | `pagenums`
`para` | `paramdef` | `parameter`
`part` | `partinfo` | `partintro`
`personblurb` | `personname` | `phone`
`phrase` | `pob` | `postcode`
`preface` | `prefaceinfo` | `primary`
`primaryie` | `printhistory` | `procedure`
`productionrecap` | `productionset` | `productname`
`productnumber` | `programlisting` | `programlistingco`
`prompt` | `property` | `pubdate`
`publisher` | `publishername` | `pubsnumber`
`qandadiv` | `qandaentry` | `qandaset`
`question` | `quote` | `refclass`
`refdescriptor` | `refentry` | `refentryinfo`
`refentrytitle` | `reference` | `referenceinfo`
`refmeta` | `refmiscinfo` | `refname`
`refnamediv` | `refpurpose` | `refsect1`
`refsect1info` | `refsect2` | `refsect2info`
`refsect3` | `refsect3info` | `refsection`
`refsectioninfo` | `refsynopsisdiv` | `refsynopsisdivinfo`
`releaseinfo` | `remark` | `replaceable`
`returnvalue` | `revdescription` | `revhistory`
`revision` | `revnumber` | `revremark`
`rhs` | `sbr` | `screen`
`screenco` | `screeninfo` | `screenshot`
`secondary` | `secondaryie` | `sect1`
`sect1info` | `sect2` | `sect2info`
`sect3` | `sect3info` | `sect4`
`sect4info` | `sect5` | `sect5info`
`section` | `sectioninfo` | `see`
`seealso` | `seealsoie` | `seeie`
`seg` | `seglistitem` | `segmentedlist`
`segtitle` | `seriesvolnums` | `set`
`setindex` | `setindexinfo` | `setinfo`
`sgmltag` | `shortaffil` | `shortcut`
`sidebar` | `sidebarinfo` | `simpara`
`simplelist` | `simplemsgentry` | `simplesect`
`state` | `step` | `stepalternatives`
`street` | `structfield` | `structname`
`subject` | `subjectset` | `subjectterm`
`subscript` | `substeps` | `subtitle`
`superscript` | `surname` | `symbol`
`synopfragmentref` | `synopsis` | `systemitem`
`task` | `taskprerequisites` | `taskrelated`
`tasksummary` | `term` | `termdef`
`tertiary` | `tertiaryie` | `textdata`
`textobject` | `tip` | `title`
`titleabbrev` | `toc` | `tocback`
`tocchap` | `tocentry` | `tocfront`
`toclevel1` | `toclevel2` | `toclevel3`
`toclevel4` | `toclevel5` | `tocpart`
`token` | `trademark` | `type`
`ulink` | `uri` | `userinput`
`varargs` | `variablelist` | `varlistentry`
`varname` | `videodata` | `videoobject`
`void` | `volumenum` | `warning`
`wordasword` | `xref` | `year`

### %conformance.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
conformance | NMTOKENS | None

### %effectivity.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
arch | CDATA | None
condition | CDATA | None
conformance | NMTOKENS | None
os | CDATA | None
revision | CDATA | None
security | CDATA | None
userlevel | CDATA | None
vendor | CDATA | None
wordsize | CDATA | None

%effectivity.attrib; appears in:

%effectivity.attrib; appears in:
`anchor` |  |

### %id.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
id | ID | None

### %idreq.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
id | ID | Required

%idreq.attrib; appears in:

%idreq.attrib; appears in:
`anchor` |  |

### %idreq.common.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
id | ID | Required
lang | CDATA | None
remap | CDATA | None
xreflabel | CDATA | None

revisionflag

Enumerated:

changed
added
deleted
off

None

arch | CDATA | None
condition | CDATA | None
conformance | NMTOKENS | None
os | CDATA | None
revision | CDATA | None
security | CDATA | None
userlevel | CDATA | None
vendor | CDATA | None
wordsize | CDATA | None

dir

Enumerated:

ltr
rtl
lro
rlo

None

xml:base | CDATA | None

%idreq.common.attrib; appears in:

%idreq.common.attrib; appears in:
`area` | `areaset` | `co`
`constraintdef` | `production` | `synopfragment`

### %lang.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
lang | CDATA | None

### %os.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
os | CDATA | None

### %remap.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
remap | CDATA | None

%remap.attrib; appears in:

%remap.attrib; appears in:
`anchor` |  |

### %revision.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
revision | CDATA | None

### %revisionflag.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default

revisionflag

Enumerated:

changed
added
deleted
off

None

%revisionflag.attrib; appears in:

%revisionflag.attrib; appears in:
`anchor` |  |

### %userlevel.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
userlevel | CDATA | None

### %vendor.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
vendor | CDATA | None

### %xreflabel.attrib;

Parameter entity content:

Name | Type | Default
xreflabel | CDATA | None

%xreflabel.attrib; appears in:

%xreflabel.attrib; appears in:
`anchor` |  |

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