userinput
The userinput element represents the text a user should input in response to a program or system prompt. This element is part of the DITA software domain, a special set of DITA elements designed to document software tasks, concepts and reference information.
Content models
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
Inheritance
+ topic/ph sw-d/userinput
Example 419. Example
<p>After you type <userinput>mealplan dinner</userinput>, the meal planning program
will print a <systemoutput>For what day?</systemoutput> message.
Reply by typing the day of the week for which you want a meal plan,
for example, <userinput>Thursday</userinput>.</p>
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element:
Universal attribute group,
outputclass, and
keyref.
Parent topic