The following attributes occur on all elements that can be the start of a link. They are summarized here once for brevity and to make the additional attributes that occur on many elements stand out.
| Name | Type | ||||||
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linkend/linkends | IDREF/IDREFS | ||||||
xlink:actuate |
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xlink:arcrole | anyURI | ||||||
xlink:href | anyURI | ||||||
xlink:role | anyURI | ||||||
xlink:show |
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xlink:title | text | ||||||
xlink:type | text |
linkend/linkendsPoints to an internal link target by identifying the value of its
xml:idattributexlink:actuateIdentifies the XLink actuate behavior of the link:
onLoadAn application should traverse to the ending resource immediately on loading the starting resource.
onRequestAn application should traverse from the starting resource to the ending resource only on a post-loading event triggered for the purpose of traversal.
otherThe behavior of an application traversing to the ending resource is unconstrained by this specification. The application should look for other markup present in the link to determine the appropriate behavior.
noneThe behavior of an application traversing to the ending resource is unconstrained by this specification. No other markup is present to help the application determine the appropriate behavior.
xlink:arcroleIdentifies the XLink arcrole of the link
xlink:hrefIdentifies a link target with a URI
xlink:roleIdentifies the XLink role of the link
xlink:showIdentifies the XLink show behavior of the link:
newAn application traversing to the ending resource should load the resource in a new window, frame, pane, or other relevant presentation context.
replaceAn application traversing to the ending resource should load the resource in the same window, frame, pane, or other relevant presentation context in which the starting resource was loaded.
embedAn application traversing to the ending resource should load its presentation in place of the presentation of the starting resource.
otherThe behavior of an application traversing to the ending resource is unconstrained by XLink. The application should look for other markup present in the link to determine the appropriate behavior.
noneThe behavior of an application traversing to the ending resource is unconstrained by this specification. No other markup is present to help the application determine the appropriate behavior.
xlink:titleIdentifies the XLink title of the link
xlink:typeIdentifies the XLink link type