<refentry id="fieldsynopsis.element" revision='4.0'>
<?dbhtml filename="fieldsynopsis.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

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

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

<para>
A <sgmltag>FieldSynopsis</sgmltag> contains the syntax summary of a
field (generally speaking, fields in the object-oriented programming
language sense).
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
For the most part, the processing application is expected to
generate all of the parenthesis, semicolons, commas,
and so on. required in the rendered synopsis.
</para>
</refsect2>


&fieldsynopsis.parents.gen;
&fieldsynopsis.children.gen;
</refsect1>
</refentry>

