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<xi:include> XInclude

Adds the XInclude mechanism to the BITS Tag Set, so that books and book parts can be managed as separate files and “included” as needed into a final document.

Usage/Remarks

For detains concerning the use of XInclude, see http://www.w3.org/TR/xinclude/
The optional <xi:fallback> child can be used to specify alternative content when the resource to be included was not found.
Attributes
accept
accept-language
encoding
href
parse (default = xml)
xpointer

Namespaces

xmlns:xi (fixed value = http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude)
Models and Context
May be contained in
<body>, <book-back>, <book-body>, <book-part-wrapper>, <front-matter>
Description
<xi:fallback> XInclude Fallback, zero or one
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  xi:include   %include-model;                              >
Expanded Content Model

(xi:fallback?)

Tagged Sample

XInclude links for individual files comprising a book, such as its various chapters

<book 
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
  xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
  dtd-version="2.1"
  xml:lang="en">
 <book-meta>...</book-meta>

 <!-- ===== Front Matter (Narrative Content) ===== -->
 <front-matter>
  <!-- Dedication -->
  <xi:include  href="bits-book-part4.xml"
    xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"></xi:include>
  ...
 </front-matter>

 <!-- =============== Body Matter (Content) =========== -->
 <book-body>
  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="bits-book-part1.xml">
   <xi:fallback/>
  </xi:include>
  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="bits-book-part2.xml"></xi:include>
  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="bits-book-part3.xml"></xi:include>
 </book-body>

 <!-- =============== Back Matter (Ancillary) ======= -->
 <book-back>
  <ack>...</ack>
  ...
 </book-back>

</book>
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