DITA 1.3 Language Reference : Language reference: All-inclusive edition : Topic elements : Body elements : dd
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dd
The dd element contains the description of a term in a definition list entry (dlentry).
Content models
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
Inheritance
- topic/dd
Example 57. Example
Figure 45. Simple definition list example
<dl>
<dlentry>
<dt>Bytes returned</dt>
<dd>The number of bytes of data returned.</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry>
<dt>Bytes available</dt>
<dd>The number of bytes of data available to be returned.</dd>
</dlentry>
<dlentry><dt>Handle</dt>
<dd>The returned handle value</dd>
</dlentry>
</dl>
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group and outputclass.