figgroup

The <figgroup> element is used primarily for specialization, in order to create segments within a figure. The element may nest itself, which allows it to create complex specialized structures (such as the nestable groups of syntax within a syntax diagram). Figure groups can be used to contain multiple cross-references, footnotes or keywords, but not multipart images. Multipart images in DITA should be represented by a suitable media type displayed by the <object> element.

Contains

note

These models represent only the default document types distributed by OASIS. Actual content models will differ with each new document type.

Doctype	Content model
topic (base), map (base), classifyMap, subjectScheme, learningBookmap, learningMap	( (title) (optional) then (figgroup or (dl or image or lines or lq or note or hazardstatement or object or ol or p or pre or sl or ul or boolean or cite or keyword or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or q or term or tm or xref or state or data or data-about or fn or foreign or unknown) ) (any number) )
topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap	( (title) (optional) then (figgroup or (dl or parml or image or lines or lq or note or hazardstatement or object or ol or p or pre or codeblock or msgblock or screen or sl or ul or boolean or cite or keyword or apiname or option or parmname or cmdname or msgnum or varname or wintitle or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or codeph or synph or filepath or msgph or systemoutput or userinput or menucascade or uicontrol or q or term or abbreviated-form or tm or xref or state or data or data-about or fn or foreign or unknown) ) (any number) )
machineryTask	( (title) (optional) then (figgroup or (dl or image or lines or lq or note or hazardstatement or object or ol or p or pre or screen or sl or ul or boolean or cite or keyword or wintitle or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or menucascade or uicontrol or q or term or tm or xref or state or data or data-about or fn or foreign or unknown) ) (any number) )
learningAssessment, learningContent, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary	( (title) (optional) then (figgroup or (dl or image or lines or lq or note or lcInstructornote or object or ol or p or pre or sl or ul or boolean or cite or keyword or ph or b or i or sup or sub or tt or u or q or term or tm or xref or state or data or data-about or fn or foreign or unknown) ) (any number) )

Contained by

Doctype	Content model
topic (base), map (base), topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, classifyMap, subjectScheme, machineryTask, learningAssessment, learningBookmap, learningContent, learningMap, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary	fig, figgroup

Inheritance

- topic/figgroup

Example

<fig>
  <title>Sample complex figure</title>
  <figgroup>
    <title>First group</title>
    <ph>These elements</ph>
    <ph>are grouped together</ph>
    <ph>for some purpose</ph>
  </figgroup>
  <figgroup>
    <title>Second group</title>
    <data name="MetaItem" value="13"/>
    <data name="MetaThing" value="31"/>
    <ph>These elements</ph>
    <ph>are grouped with associated metadata</ph>
  </figgroup>
</fig>

Attributes

Name	Description	Data Type	Default Value	Required?
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups)	A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc)	A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group
class, outputclass	Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes