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index-type Type of Index
Names the specific indexes in which an index term (<index-term>) should be used, for example, “author”, “subject”, “chemical”.
OPTIONAL on element: <index>
Value | Meaning |
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A word or phrase | The name of the index, for example, “species”, “chemical”, “subject”, etc. |
Restriction | @index-type is an optional attribute; there is no default. |
OPTIONAL on element: <index-term>
Value | Meaning |
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One or more words | A word naming the index, or a series of words each representing a specific index. |
Restriction | @index-type is an optional attribute; there is no default. |
Tagged Samples
As part of an index term positioned in the narrative text (used to create an index)
...
<p>However, the First Amendment does not bar the
issuance or execution of a warrant to search a newsroom
<index-term index-type="subject"><term>Newspapers</term>
<see-also>Speech and press</see-also></index-term> to
obtain photographs of demonstrators ...</p>
...
As a descriptor for an existing structural index
... <index-group> <index index-type="table-of-cases"> ... </index> <index index-type="author-names"> ... </index> <index index-type="keyword"> ... </index> </index-group> ...