EAD Tag Library for Version 1.0

EAD Attributes: Linking Attributes

The following attributes apply to elements used for linking.

ACTUATE A control that defines whether a link occurs automatically or must be requested by the user. It is used in conjunction with the SHOW attribute to determine link behavior. Values are:
auto (element is displayed automatically)
user (element is displayed if user requests)

BEHAVIOR Detailed instructions about the behavior of a link that are beyond the scope of the controls provided by the SHOW and ACTUATE attributes.

CONTENT-ROLE Information that explains to application software the part that a local resource plays in a link.

CONTENT-TITLE Information that serves as a viewable caption which explains to the user the part that a local resource plays in an extended link.

ENTITYREF The name of an SGML entity that points to a machine-readable version of the cited reference.

HREF The locator for a remote resource in a simple or extended link. An HREF takes the form of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). If no URI is specified, the locator is assumed to be within the document that contains the linking element.

ID An identifier used to name the element so that it can be referred to, or referenced from, somewhere else. Each ID within a document must have a unique value. The ID attribute regularizes the naming of the element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources.

INLINE Specification defining whether or not the element containing the link serves as one of the resources for the link. Values are:
true (the element containing the link serves as one of the resources, i.e., is the local resource, for the link. Most simple links are inline. This is the default value for the attribute.)
false (the element containing the link does not serve as one of the resources for the link. This is the case with the following elements used with extended links: <daoloc>, <extptrloc>, <extrefloc>, <ptrloc>, and <refloc>. It is also possible, though uncommon, to have simple links that are not inline).

PARENT A pointer to another container that holds the container item being described in the current element, e.g., points to the element that describes the box in which a folder is housed. This attribute is available only within the <container> element.

ROLE Information that explains to application software the part that a remote resource plays in a link.

SHOW A control that defines whether a remote resource that is the target of a link appears at the point of the link, replaces the existing link, or appears in a new window. It is used in conjunction with the ACTUATE attribute to determine link behavior. Values are:
embed (the target resource displays at the point of the link)
new (the target resource appears in a new window)
replace (the target resource replaces local resource that initiated the link)

TARGET A pointer to the SGML ID of another element.

TARGETTYPE A description of the characteristics of the resource to which a TARGET attribute links in a <ptr> or <ref> element.

TITLE Information that serves as a viewable caption which explains to users the part that a remote resource plays in a link.

XLINK:FORM The type of XML link being employed. Values are:
simple (a uni-directional, inline link. This is the default value for the following linking elements: <dao>, <extptr>, <extref>, <ptr>, and <ref>. For most simple links, the value of the attribute INLINE is "true".)
locator (an extended, multi-directional link. This is the default value for the following linking elements: <daoloc>, <extptrloc>, <extrefloc>, <ptrloc>, and <refloc>. For most extended links, the value of the attribute INLINE is "false".)

XPOINTER The locator for a remote resource in a simple or locator link. The XPOINTER attribute takes the form of a Uniform Resource Identifier plus a reference, formulated in XPOINTER syntax, to a sub-resource of the remote resource. XPOINTER enables linking to specific sections of a document that are relative, i.e., based on their position in the document or their content, rather than by reference to a specific identifier such as an ID.

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ACTUATE	A control that defines whether a link occurs automatically or must be requested by the user. It is used in conjunction with the SHOW attribute to determine link behavior. Values are: auto (element is displayed automatically) user (element is displayed if user requests)
BEHAVIOR	Detailed instructions about the behavior of a link that are beyond the scope of the controls provided by the SHOW and ACTUATE attributes.
CONTENT-ROLE	Information that explains to application software the part that a local resource plays in a link.
CONTENT-TITLE	Information that serves as a viewable caption which explains to the user the part that a local resource plays in an extended link.
ENTITYREF	The name of an SGML entity that points to a machine-readable version of the cited reference.
HREF	The locator for a remote resource in a simple or extended link. An HREF takes the form of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). If no URI is specified, the locator is assumed to be within the document that contains the linking element.
ID	An identifier used to name the element so that it can be referred to, or referenced from, somewhere else. Each ID within a document must have a unique value. The ID attribute regularizes the naming of the element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources.
INLINE	Specification defining whether or not the element containing the link serves as one of the resources for the link. Values are: true (the element containing the link serves as one of the resources, i.e., is the local resource, for the link. Most simple links are inline. This is the default value for the attribute.) false (the element containing the link does not serve as one of the resources for the link. This is the case with the following elements used with extended links: <daoloc>, <extptrloc>, <extrefloc>, <ptrloc>, and <refloc>. It is also possible, though uncommon, to have simple links that are not inline).
PARENT	A pointer to another container that holds the container item being described in the current element, e.g., points to the element that describes the box in which a folder is housed. This attribute is available only within the <container> element.
ROLE	Information that explains to application software the part that a remote resource plays in a link.
SHOW	A control that defines whether a remote resource that is the target of a link appears at the point of the link, replaces the existing link, or appears in a new window. It is used in conjunction with the ACTUATE attribute to determine link behavior. Values are: embed (the target resource displays at the point of the link) new (the target resource appears in a new window) replace (the target resource replaces local resource that initiated the link)
TARGET	A pointer to the SGML ID of another element.
TARGETTYPE	A description of the characteristics of the resource to which a TARGET attribute links in a <ptr> or <ref> element.
TITLE	Information that serves as a viewable caption which explains to users the part that a remote resource plays in a link.
XLINK:FORM	The type of XML link being employed. Values are: simple (a uni-directional, inline link. This is the default value for the following linking elements: <dao>, <extptr>, <extref>, <ptr>, and <ref>. For most simple links, the value of the attribute INLINE is "true".) locator (an extended, multi-directional link. This is the default value for the following linking elements: <daoloc>, <extptrloc>, <extrefloc>, <ptrloc>, and <refloc>. For most extended links, the value of the attribute INLINE is "false".)
XPOINTER	The locator for a remote resource in a simple or locator link. The XPOINTER attribute takes the form of a Uniform Resource Identifier plus a reference, formulated in XPOINTER syntax, to a sub-resource of the remote resource. XPOINTER enables linking to specific sections of a document that are relative, i.e., based on their position in the document or their content, rather than by reference to a specific identifier such as an ID.

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