xlink:role

Role of the Link

A URI reference pointing to some resource that describes the role or function of a link.

Attribute Values

In Elements

<abbrev>, <award-group>, <award-id>, <bio>, <chem-struct>, <collab>, <conference>, <contrib>, <custom-meta>, <element-citation>, <email>, <ext-link>, <funding-source>, <funding-statement>, <graphic>, <inline-graphic>, <inline-supplementary-material>, <institution>, <license>, <long-desc>, <media>, <mixed-citation>, <named-content>, <product>, <related-article>, <related-object>, <self-uri>, <supplementary-material>, <uri>
ValueMeaning
Text, numbers, or special charactersThe URI of a resource that describes the role, reason, or rationale for the link.
Restriction: This is an optional attribute; there is no default.