<preface>
The <preface> element references a topic or map containing
introductory information about a book, such as the purpose and structure of the document.
Content models
See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.
Inheritance
- map/topicref bookmap/preface
Example
See the example in <bookmap>.
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, Link relationship attribute group (with a narrowed definition of @href, given below), Attributes common to many map elements, @navtitle and @copy-to from Topicref element attributes group, @outputclass, and @keyref.
- @href
- A pointer to the resource represented by the <topicref>. See The @href attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. References to DITA content cannot be below the topic level: that is, you cannot reference individual elements inside a topic. References to content other than DITA topics should use the @format attribute to identify the kind of resource being referenced.