## Text Encoding Initiative

### The XML Version of the TEI Guidelines

# linking

`linking` | defines a set of attributes for hypertext and other linking, which are enabled for all elements when the additional tag set for linking is selected.
Member of classes | (none)
Members | global

Declaration

    <!ENTITY % a.linking '
          corresp IDREFS #IMPLIED
          synch IDREFS #IMPLIED
          sameAs IDREF #IMPLIED
          copyOf IDREF #IMPLIED
          next IDREF #IMPLIED
          prev IDREF #IMPLIED
          exclude IDREFS #IMPLIED
          select IDREFS #IMPLIED'>

Attributes

(In addition to global attributes)

`corresp` | (correspondents) points to elements that correspond to the current element in some way.
| Datatype: IDREFS
| Values: one or more valid identifiers
| Default: #IMPLIED

`synch` | (synchronous) points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
| Datatype: IDREFS
| Values: one or more valid identifiers, separated by white space.
| Default: #IMPLIED
`sameAs` | points to an element that is the same as the current element.
| Datatype: IDREF
| Values: a valid SGML or XML identifier.
| Default: #IMPLIED
`copyOf` | points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
| Datatype: IDREF
| Values: a valid SGML or XML identifier for an element in the current document.
| Default: #IMPLIED
Note | Any content of the current element should be ignored. Its true content is that of the element being pointed at.
`next` | points to the next element of a virtual aggregate of which the current element is part.
| Datatype: IDREF
| Values: a valid SGML or XML identifier.
| Default: #IMPLIED
`prev` | points to the previous element of a virtual aggregate of which the current element is part.
| Datatype: IDREF
| Values: a valid SGML or XML identifier.
| Default: #IMPLIED
`exclude` | points to elements that are in exclusive alternation with the current element.
| Datatype: IDREFS
| Values: a list of valid SGML or XML identifiers.
| Default: #IMPLIED
`select` | selects one or more alternants; if one alternant is selected, the ambiguity or uncertainty is marked as resolved. If more than one alternant is selected, the degree of ambiguity or uncertainty is marked as reduced by the number of alternants not selected.
| Datatype: IDREFS
| Values: a list of valid SGML or XML identifiers.
| Default: #IMPLIED
Note | This attribute should be placed on an element which is superordinate to all of the alternants from which the selection is being made.

Module Declared in file teilink2.ent; Additional tag set for Linking and Segmentation: enabled by TEI.linking
See further 14 Linking, Segmentation, and Alignment

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