<index-entry>

Index Entry

One entry, with all its subdivisions, see and see also terms, and navigational pointers (if any) in a structural index.

Attributes

content-type Type of Content
id Document Internal Identifier
sort-key Sort Key for Index Entry
specific-use Specific Use
xml:base Base
xml:lang Language

Content Model

<!ELEMENT  index-entry  %index-entry-model;                          >

Expanded Content Model

(term, (index-entry | ext-link | nav-pointer | nav-pointer-group | see-entry | see-also-entry | x)*)

Description

The following, in order:

This element may be contained in:

<index>, <index-div>, <index-entry>

Example 1

Back of Book Index with links into the text:
    ...
 <book-back>
  <index>
   <index-title-group>
    <title>Index</title>
   </index-title-group>
   ...
   <index-div>
    <index-title-group>
     <title>N</title>
    </index-title-group>
    ...
    <index-entry>
     <term>Navy</term>
     <x>.</x>
     <see-entry>Armed forces</see-entry>
     <x>.</x>
    </index-entry>
    <index-entry>
     <term>Necessary and proper clause, congressional power</term>
     <nav-pointer-group>...</nav-pointer-group>
    </index-entry>
    <index-entry>
     <term>Newsgathering as commerce</term>
     <nav-pointer-group> 
      <nav-pointer rid="idx13" nav-pointer-type="point"/> 
     </nav-pointer-group>
    </index-entry>
    <index-entry>
     <term>Newspapers</term>
     <x> (</x>
     <see-also-entry>Speech and press</see-also-entry>
     <x>):</x>
     <index-entry>
      <term>Contempt for publication</term>
      <nav-pointer-group> 
       <nav-pointer rid="idx14-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash;
       <nav-pointer rid="idx14-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/> 
      </nav-pointer-group>
     </index-entry>
     <index-entry>
      <term>Exclusion from mails</term>
      <nav-pointer-group> 
       <nav-pointer rid="idx15" nav-pointer-type="point"/> 
      </nav-pointer-group>
     </index-entry>
    </index-entry>
   </index-div>
   ...  </index>
 </book-back>
 ...
Back of Book Index with print page numbers:
    ...
 <book-back>
  <index>
   <index-title-group>
    <title>Index</title>
   </index-title-group>
   ...
   <index-div>
    <index-title-group>
     <title>N</title>
    </index-title-group>
    ...
    <index-entry>
     <term>Navy</term>
     <x>.</x>
     <see-entry>Armed forces</see-entry>
     <x>.</x>
    </index-entry>
    <index-entry>
     <term>Necessary and proper clause, congressional power</term>
     <nav-pointer-group>...</nav-pointer-group>
    </index-entry>
    <index-entry>
     <term>Newsgathering as commerce</term>
     <nav-pointer-group>
      <nav-pointer rid="idx13" nav-pointer-type="point">162</nav-pointer>
     </nav-pointer-group>
    </index-entry>
    <index-entry>
     <term>Newspapers</term>
     <x> (</x>
     <see-also-entry>Speech and press</see-also-entry>
     <x>):</x>
     <index-entry>
      <term>Contempt for publication</term>
      <nav-pointer-group> 
       <nav-pointer rid="idx14-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">627</nav-pointer>&ndash; 
       <nav-pointer rid="idx14-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">629</nav-pointer> 
      </nav-pointer-group>
     </index-entry>
     <index-entry>
      <term>Exclusion from mails</term>
      <nav-pointer-group> 
       <nav-pointer rid="idx15" nav-pointer-type="point">290</nav-pointer>
      </nav-pointer-group>
     </index-entry>
    </index-entry>
   </index-div>
   ...  </index>
 </book-back>
 ...

Example 2

Back of Book Index with nested index terms and links into the text:
    ...
 <book-back>
  <index>
   <index-title-group>
    <title>Index</title>
   </index-title-group>
   ...
   <index-div>
    <index-title-group>
     <title>I</title>
    </index-title-group>
    ...
    <index-entry>
     <term>Interstate commerce</term>
     <x>:</x>
     ...
     <index-entry>
      <term>State powers, taxation and regulation</term>
      <nav-pointer-group>
       <nav-pointer rid="idx1-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash;
       <nav-pointer rid="idx1-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/>
      </nav-pointer-group>
      <index-entry>
       <term>Balancing test, modern standard</term>
       <nav-pointer-group> 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx2-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx2-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/> 
       </nav-pointer-group>
      </index-entry>
      <index-entry>
       <term>Regulation of commerce</term>
       <nav-pointer-group> 
       <nav-pointer rid="idx6-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx6-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/>, 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx7-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx7-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/>, 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx8-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx8-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/> 
       </nav-pointer-group>
      </index-entry>
      <index-entry>
       <term>Taxation of commerce</term>
       <nav-pointer-group> 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx10-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx10-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/>, 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx11-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash; 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx11-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/> 
       </nav-pointer-group>
       <index-entry>
        <term>Apportionment</term>
        <nav-pointer-group> 
         <nav-pointer rid="idx12" nav-pointer-type="point"/>, 
         <nav-pointer rid="idx13-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range"/>&ndash; 
         <nav-pointer rid="idx13-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range"/> 
        </nav-pointer-group>
       </index-entry>
       <index-entry>
        <term>Benefit relationship</term>
        <nav-pointer rid="idx14" nav-pointer-type="point"/>
       </index-entry>
      </index-entry>
     </index-entry>
    </index-entry>
    <index-entry>
     <term>Interstate compacts</term>
     <x>.</x>
     <see-entry>States, Agreements with other States</see-entry>
     <x>.</x>
    </index-entry>
    ...   </index-div>
   ...  </index>
 </book-back>
 ...
Back of Book Index with nested terms and print page numbers:
    ...
 <book-back>
  <index>
   <index-title-group>
    <title>Index</title>
   </index-title-group>
   ...
   <index-div>
    <index-title-group>
     <title>I</title>
    </index-title-group>
    ...
    <index-entry>
     <term>Interstate commerce</term>
     <x>:</x>
     ...
     <index-entry>
      <term>State powers, taxation and regulation</term>
      <nav-pointer-group> 
       <nav-pointer rid="idx1-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">209</nav-pointer>&ndash;
       <nav-pointer rid="idx1-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">240</nav-pointer>
      </nav-pointer-group>
      <index-entry>
       <term>Balancing test, modern standard</term>
       <nav-pointer-group> 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx2-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">233</nav-pointer>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx2-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">234</nav-pointer>
       </nav-pointer-group>
      </index-entry>
      <index-entry>
       <term>Regulation of commerce</term>
       <nav-pointer-group> 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx6-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">220</nav-pointer>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx6-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">221</nav-pointer>, 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx7-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">224</nav-pointer>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx7-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">227</nav-pointer>, 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx8-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">233</nav-pointer>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx8-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">240</nav-pointer> 
       </nav-pointer-group>
      </index-entry>
      <index-entry>
       <term>Taxation of commerce</term>
       <nav-pointer-group>
        <nav-pointer rid="idx10-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">220</nav-pointer>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx10-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">223</nav-pointer>, 
        <nav-pointer rid="idx11-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">227</nav-pointer>&ndash;
        <nav-pointer rid="idx11-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">233</nav-pointer> 
       </nav-pointer-group>
       <index-entry>
        <term>Apportionment</term>
        <nav-pointer-group> 
         <nav-pointer rid="idx12" nav-pointer-type="point">223</nav-pointer>,
         <nav-pointer rid="idx13-1" nav-pointer-type="start-of-range">231</nav-pointer>&ndash;
         <nav-pointer rid="idx13-2" nav-pointer-type="end-of-range">232</nav-pointer> 
        </nav-pointer-group>
       </index-entry>
       <index-entry>
        <term>Benefit relationship</term>
        <nav-pointer rid="idx14" nav-pointer-type="point">233</nav-pointer>
       </index-entry>
      </index-entry>
     </index-entry>
    </index-entry>
    <index-entry>
     <term>Interstate compacts</term>
     <x>.</x>
     <see-entry>States, Agreements with other States</see-entry>
     <x>.</x>
    </index-entry>
    ...   </index-div>
   ...  </index>
 </book-back>
 ...

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