II. DocBook Parameter Entity Reference

The reference pages in this section describe each of the parameter entities used in DocBook. This information is most useful when you are writing a customization layer.

In the print version of this book, these reference pages provide only a brief summary of the function of each broad family of parameter entities. There are nearly 2,000 parameter entity declarations in DocBook, and displaying long lists of parameter entity names on paper seemed wasteful. The online version provides more detailed, hyperlinked information about each parameter entity family.

Table of Contents
*.attlist Parameter Entities -- Control individual attribute list declarations
*.attrib Parameter Entities -- Define attributes on selected elements
*.attval Parameter Entities -- Define attribute values
CALS Table Model Parameter Entities -- Parameter entities which control the CALS Table Model
*.class Parameter Entities -- Parameter entities which define the DocBook classes
Content Model Parameter Entities -- Control groups of element definitions
Content Module Parameter Entities -- Control groups of element definitions
Common Attribute Parameter Entities -- Parameter entities which define the common attributes
DocBook Content Parameter Entities -- Specify content of selected elements
db* Parameter Entities -- Control inclusion of DocBook modules
*.element Parameter Entities -- Control individual element declarations
*.exclusion Parameter Entities -- Control SGML exclusions
*.hook Parameter Entities -- Control access to additional modules
*.inclusion Parameter Entities -- Control SGML inclusions
iso* Parameter Entities -- Parameter entities which control ISO Entity Sets
local.*.attrib Parameter Entities -- Allow attribute extension
local.*.class Parameter Entities -- Allow class extension
local.*.mix Parameter Entities -- Allow mixture extension
*.mix Parameter Entities -- Parameter entities which define the DocBook mixtures
*.module Parameter Entities -- Control element definitions
*.role.attrib Parameter Entities -- Parameter entities which control definition of role attributes