Example: DITA map that references a subordinate map
This example illustrates how one map can reference a subordinate map using either mapref or the basic topicref element.
The following code sample illustrates how a DITA map can use the specialized mapref element to reference another DITA map:
<map>
<title>DITA work at OASIS</title>
<topicref href="oasis-dita-technical-committees.dita">
<topicref href="dita_technical_committee.dita"/>
<topicref href="dita_adoption_technical_committee.dita"/>
</topicref>
<mapref href="oasis-processes.ditamap"/>
<!-- ... -->
</map>
The mapref element is a specialized topicref intended to make it easier to reference another map; use of mapref is not required for this task. This map also could be tagged in the following way:
<map>
<title>DITA work at OASIS</title>
<topicref href="oasis-dita-technical-committees.dita">
<topicref href="dita_technical_committee.dita"/>
<topicref href="dita_adoption_technical_committee.dita"/>
</topicref>
<topicref href="oasis-processes.ditamap" format="ditamap"/>
<!-- ... -->
</map>
With either of the above examples, during processing, the map is resolved in the following way:
<map>
<title>DITA work at OASIS</title>
<topicref href="oasis-dita-technical-committees.dita">
<topicref href="dita_technical_committee.dita"/>
<topicref href="dita_adoption_technical_committee.dita"/>
</topicref>
<!-- Contents of the oasis-processes.ditamap file -->
<topicref href="oasis-processes.dita">
<!-- ... -->
</topicref>
<!-- ... -->
</map>
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