Fname

THDL Toolbox > Places & Geography > THDL Gazetteer > Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies > Fname Element

Details for the element "fname" from the THDL Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies

Definition of the Element

<!ELEMENT fname         (geogname, time*, authority?, etymology?,
                        (translation|transliteration|mixed)*, ref*)>
<!ATTLIST fname         %a.common;
                        certainty     (high|low)             #IMPLIED
                        entrydate     %ISODATE;                 #IMPLIED
                        isCurrent     (yes|no)                  "yes"
                        lang          %LANGUAGE;                #REQUIRED
                        priority      (1|2|3|4|5|6)                  #REQUIRED
                        resp          CDATA                     #IMPLIED>

Description of the Element

A feature may contain one or more feature names, tracking how it may change over time and in different languages, each containing its own descriptive and administrative (e.g. date of entry) meta-data.

Attributes of the Element

The "certainty" attribute indicates the degree of precision to be attributed to the name - choices are 'high' and 'low'.

The "entrydate" attribute here indicates the date the fname was added to the gazetteer. See %ISODATE for the format.

The "isCurrent" attribute records whether the name is in current use.

The "lang" attribute indicates the language of the fname as per %LANGUAGE.

The "priority" attribute enforces the priority of the names, when multiple fnames are present.

The "resp" attribute is used to record the name of the person responsible for entering the name.

XML Markup Examples

TBA.

Provided for unrestricted use by the external link: Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library