Type of content contained in the Preformatted Text element (for example, computer code, poetry, pseudocode, ASCII art, XML tagging).
This attribute is intended to capture already recorded information; however, for many documents this type of data will not be available.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | A word or phrase that describes the content or names the type of content for the <preformat> element, for example, “ code ” for sample computer code or “ xml ” for an XML-tagged data sample |
| Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. | |
Although designed to accept any text as its value, potential values for this attribute might include:
|
code |
Code example in a computer language such as C++ or Visual Basic |
|
poetry |
Poems |
|
ascii |
ASCII art |
|
man-machine |
A man-machine dialog, such as an error message and response |
|
pseudocode |
Code-like examples used in explanation |