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

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

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

<para>
In general usage, <sgmltag>Type</sgmltag> identifies one member of a
class of values. 
</para>

<para>
In documenting computer programs, it identifies specifically a
<quote>type,</quote> as might be declared with <literal>typedef</literal>
in the C programming language.
</para>

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

&type.parents.gen;
&type.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&type.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

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

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

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

