Using the <glossary> tag

Description

The glossary tag is used to insert entries into a glossary that appears at the end of your CNXML document. These entries are definitions of terms in your document that you may not want to appear in the body of text. For more information see CNXML Reference Extensions.

Example

This CNXML:


<glossary id='module-glossary'>
  <definition id='quarter-def'>
    <term>quarter</term>
    <meaning>
      One fourth of something.
    </meaning>
    <example id='quarter-example'>
      <para id='glossary-para1'>
        "He cut the pie into quarters and 
      gave all four people a piece."
      </para>
    </example>
  </definition>
</glossary>

Results in this display:

Glossary

quarter:: One fourth of something.

Example:

"He cut the pie into quarters and gave all four people a piece."

Attributes(what's this?)

id (optional): A unique identifier, whose value must begin with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, and/or periods (no spaces).

Children(what's this?)

definition (one or more)

Parents(what's this?)

document

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