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<indexterm><primary>Parameter Entities</primary>
<secondary><sgmltag class="paramentity">*.role.attrib</sgmltag></secondary>
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<refentrytitle><sgmltag class="paramentity">*.role.attrib</sgmltag> Parameter Entities</refentrytitle>
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<refnamediv>
<refname><sgmltag class="paramentity">*.role.attrib</sgmltag> Parameter Entities</refname>
<refpurpose>Parameter entities which control definition of role attributes
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</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv><title>Synopsis</title>
<para>
Role<indexterm><primary>Parameter Entities</primary>
<secondary>Role Attribute</secondary>
</indexterm>
is a string used to classify or subclassify an element.
</para>
<para>The declaration for the role attribute is
parameterized in such a way that every element's role can be
independently redefined.  This provides an easy mechanism
for modifying the legal values of the role attribute for particular
elements.
</para>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>Description</title>

<para>The following sections identify all of the role parameter entities
in DocBook.
</para>

&parament.role.gen;

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