RE: Para element

None of us can know what it means, unless you tell us about the schema you're
using.
You might be using Docbook, in which case <para> means "paragraph".
Or into extreme sports, in which case it might mean something related to
"parachute".
If it's something military, <para> might mean "paratroop".
Or something about political extremism, in which case it might mean
"para-military".
Or mathemiatical, where it might mean "parameter".

Etc.



Unhelpfully,
Richard.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Surana, Swati [mailto:swati.surana@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 November 2009 10:57
> To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE:  Para element
>
>
> Thanks Michael.
> Is the following statement true about a para element:
> "When you find a para element, you're only moving on to the
> next para element with the same name - if there isn't one you
> stop, so the section elements afterwards are ignored."
>
>
> Regards,
> Swati
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Kay [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 November 2009 10:07
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE:  Para element
>
> >
> > What exactly is a para element?
>
> It's whatever you want it to be. Or rather, what the designer
> of the XML vocabulary you are using wants it to be. For
> example, if your input is DocBook, then para is what the
> DocBook definition says it is; if your input is XHTML, then
> you need to turn to the XHTML definition. That's the whole
> point about XML: anyone can define their own vocabulary, and
> the tags have no meaning except in the context of a specific
> vocabulary.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/
> http://twitter.com/michaelhkay