s.syntax.delimiter

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Syntax #

s.syntax.delimiter

 

Purpose #

The s.syntax.delimiter annotation is used to tag a span element as being the character at the beginning or end of a syntax diagram section. Commonly used delimiters are

  • parentheses
  • commas
  • tabs
  • vertical bars

Examples #

The following is an example of a time when you might want to use the annotations

 

The following is an example of a rule that will apply the annotation

The following is the DITA XML output for the rule:

>>-<kwd>2</kwd>–<oper>*</oper>–<var>user_input</var>–<delim>=</delim>