<refentry id="caption.element" revision='3.1'>
<?dbhtml filename="caption.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

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

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

<para>
A <sgmltag>Caption</sgmltag> is an extended description of a <sgmltag>MediaObject</sgmltag>.
Unlike a <sgmltag>TextObject</sgmltag>, which is an alternative to the other elements
in the <sgmltag>MediaObject</sgmltag>, the <sgmltag>Caption</sgmltag> augments the 
object.
</para>

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





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

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

