Ref
<h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="THDLToolboxhomegtPlacesampGeographygtTHDLGazetteergtGazetteerDTDDecodedForDummiesgtrefElement" class="anchorpoint"></a><a href="/tools/wiki/home.html">THDL Toolbox</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Places%20%26%20Geography.html">Places & Geography</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/THDL%20Gazetteer.html">THDL Gazetteer</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Gazetteer%20DTD%20Decoded%20For%20Dummies.html">Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies</a> > ref Element</h3><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="DetailsfortheelementreffromtheTHDLGazetteerDTDDecodedForDummies" class="anchorpoint"></a>Details for the element "ref" <em class="italic">from the THDL Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies</em></h3><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="DefinitionoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Definition of the Element</h3><div class="code"><pre><!ELEMENT ref (#PCDATA|extptr|%m.inline;)*>
<!ATTLIST ref %a.common;
idref IDREFS #REQUIRED
lang %LANGUAGE; #IMPLIED></pre></div><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="DescriptionoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Description of the Element</h3><p class="paragraph">ref = An internal linking element which provides for movement within a gazetteer. Unlike the ptr element, the ref element may contain text or other elements that identify or describe the referenced object. Extptr sub-elements may be used to include external digital objects which identify, describe or represent the referenced object, such as an icon or a thumbnail image.
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="AttributesoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Attributes of the Element</h3><p class="paragraph">The "idref" attribute…</p><p class="paragraph">The "lang" attribute is <a href="/tools/wiki/%25LANGUAGE.html">%LANGUAGE</a>.
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="XMLMarkupExamples" class="anchorpoint"></a>XML Markup Examples</h3><p class="paragraph">TBA.
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