The MathML Handbook (Charles River Media Internet & Web Design)

This chapter gives an alphabetical listing of all presentation elements and describes each element's syntax, description, and attributes.

13.1 Introduction

The entry for each element has the following parts:

• Syntax: gives the syntax of the element showing the type of content it can contain.

• Description: gives the meaning of the element and summarizes any additional information relevant to its use.

• Attributes: gives the name of each attribute, its allowed values, and default value. For brevity, attributes common to all presentation elements are not included explicitly in the entry for each element. They are listed only

once, in this introduction.

Common Attributes

The following five attributes are accepted by all MathML presentation elements:

• class, style, and id: are used with CSS and XSL stylesheets.

• xlink:href: is used for setting up links. (See Section 6.3 for more details.)

• other: is used for specifying nonstandard attributes that are not defined in MathML but may be supported by specific processing applications.

These attributes are not included in the entry for each element but are implied.