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<firstname>

The <firstname> element contains the person's first name.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

+ topic/data xnal-d/firstname

Example

<namedetails>
 <personname>
  <honorific>Dr.</honorific>
  <firstname>Derek</firstname>
  <middlename>L.</middlename>
  <lastname>Singleton</lastname>
  <generationidentifier>Jr.</generationidentifier>
  <otherinfo>noted psychologist</otherinfo>
 </personname>
</namedetails>

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Data element attributes group, Link relationship attribute group, Universal attribute group, and @outputclass.

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