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<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
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<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>chapter</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>chapter</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>chapter</refname>
<refpurpose>&chapter.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

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

<para>
<sgmltag>Chapter</sgmltag> is a chapter of a <sgmltag>Book</sgmltag>.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.block; Usually introduces a forced page break and often
starts on the next recto page. The first chapter of a document
usually restarts page numbering. Typically, chapters are
numbered and presented in the table of contents.
</para>
</refsect2>


&chapter.parents.gen;
&chapter.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.attrdesc'><title>Attributes</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>label</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<sgmltag class='attribute'>Label</sgmltag> specifies an identifying string for presentation purposes. The fourth <sgmltag>Chapter</sgmltag> in a 
<sgmltag>Book</sgmltag> might be labeled <quote>4</quote>, for example.
</para>
<para>
Generally, an explicit <sgmltag class='attribute'>Label</sgmltag> attribute is
used only if the processing system is incapable of generating the label
automatically. If present, the <sgmltag class='attribute'>Label</sgmltag> 
is normative; it will used even
if the processing system is capable of automatic labelling.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>status</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<sgmltag class="attribute">Status</sgmltag> identifies the editorial or publication 
status of the <sgmltag>Chapter</sgmltag>.
</para>
<para>
Publication status might be used to control formatting (for example,
printing a <quote>draft</quote> watermark on drafts) or processing (perhaps
a document with a status of <quote>final</quote> should not include any
components that are not final).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&chapter.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1><title>Examples</title>

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

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

