<refentry id="database.element">
<?dbhtml filename="database.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>database</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>database</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>database</refname>
<refpurpose>&database.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

&database.synopsis.gen;
<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>
The name of a database, or part of a database.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.inline; &pexp.moreinfo;
</para>
</refsect2>

<refsect2 role='fu' revision="4.0"><title>&FutureChanges;</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>DocBook DTD</primary><secondary>Changes for <acronym>V4.0</acronym></secondary>
</indexterm>
The content model of <sgmltag>Database</sgmltag> will be constrained to
<literal>(#PCDATA | Replaceable | InlineGraphic)</literal> in DocBook
<acronym>V4.0</acronym>.
</para>
</refsect2>


&database.parents.gen;
&database.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.attrdesc'><title>Attributes</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>class</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<sgmltag class="attribute">Class</sgmltag> allows the author to identify particular
elements of a database.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>moreinfo</term>
<listitem>
<para>
If <sgmltag class='attribute'>MoreInfo</sgmltag> is set to <literal>RefEntry</literal>,
it implies that a <sgmltag>RefEntry</sgmltag> exists which further describes the
<sgmltag>Database</sgmltag>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&database.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

<informalexample role="example-source">
<programlisting>&database.example.1.txt;</programlisting>
</informalexample>

<anchor id="ex.os.database.1" role="HACK-ex.out.start"/>
&database.example.1.gen;
<anchor id="ex.oe.database.1" role="HACK-ex.out.end"/>

&database.example.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
</refentry>

