language

Code Language

Programming language in which this code is written, e.g. "javascript", for code written in "Javascript 3.0". (The "3.0" is recorded in the @language-version attribute.)

Used on Element: <code>

ValueMeaning
Text, numbers, or special charactersThe lower case name of the programming or scripting language
Restriction@language is an optional attribute; there is no default.

Example 

...
<code   
  code-type="user interface control" 
  language="C++"
  language-version="11"
  xml:space="preserve" 
  orientation="portrait"
  position="anchor">
#include &lt;conio.h>
#include&lt;win_mous.cpp>
// Needed for mouse &amp; win functions#define
...</code>
...

Book Interchange Tag Suite (BITS) Version 2.0 Tag Library

Version of February 2016

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