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

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

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

<para>
The <sgmltag>Date</sgmltag> element identifies a date.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.inline;
</para>
<para>
DocBook does not specify the format of the date.
</para>
</refsect2>


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

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

