8. How SGML works: Attributes

Attributes are [name, value] pairs that help describe elements in an SGML document.

Attributes

  • Express more information about an element than the GI alone
  • May modify the content in some way
  • May be used as pointers to other places

Figure 8.1. Anatomy of an attribtue.
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