Contents
3.1.
Applet Module
3.2.
Block Modules
3.2.1.
Block Phrasal Module
3.2.2.
Block Presentational Module
3.2.3.
Block Structural Module
3.3.
Inline modules
3.3.1.
Inline Phrasal Module
3.3.2.
Inline Presentational Module
3.3.3.
Inline Structural Module
3.4.
Linking Module
3.5.
List Module
3.6.
HTML 3.2 Forms Module
3.7.
HTML 4.0 Forms Module
3.8.
HTML 3.2 Table Module
3.9.
HTML 4.0 Table Module
3.10.
Image Module
3.11.
Image Map Module
3.12.
Object Module
3.13.
Frames Module
3.14.
Intrinsic Events
3.15.
Metainformation Module
3.16.
Scripting Module
3.17.
Stylesheet Module
3.18.
Structure Module
This section is normative.
This section specifies the contents of the XHTML semantic modules. Semantic modules are abstract definitions of collections of elements, attributes, and their content models. These semantic modules can be mapped onto any appropriate specification mechanism. The next section, for example, maps these modules onto DTDs as described in [XML].
Throughout this section, some elements are marked as only being available when the transitional aspects of XHTML are supported. Transitional elements, attributes, and behaviors are defined in HTML 4. These transitional aspects continue to be defined by XHTML, but XHTML does not require their support in all conforming implementations.
Content developers and device designers should view this section as a guide to the definition of the functionality provided by the various XHTML-defined modules. When developing documents or defining a profile for a class of documents, content developers can determine which of these modules are essential for conveying their message. When designing clients, device designers should develop their device profiles by choosing from among the abstract modules defined here.
The Applet Module provides elements for including external applets. Specifically, the Applet Module supports:
Block modules define "block level" elements and their attributes. Block level elements are those that cause a break in the rendered output when they are encountered in a document.
This module defines block level elements that have special "phrasal" rendering characteristics - they transform the enclosed content in a special, specific way to assist in its interpretation by the user. Elements included in the Block Phrasal Module are:
This module defines block level elements that are used strictly to improve the presentation of a document. Elements included in the Block Presentation Module are:
Items marked with an asterisk are only available when the Transitional aspects of XHTML are enabled.
This module defines block level elements to help control the structure of their enclosed content. Elements included are:
Inline modules defined elements and their attributes that, when used in a document, effect their contents but do not cause a break in the rendered output.
This module defines inline level elements that have special "phrasal" rendering characteristics - they transform the enclosed content in a special, specific way to assist in its interpretation by the user. Elements included in the Inline Phrasal Module are:
This module defines inline level elements that are used strictly to improve the presentation of a document. Elements included in the Inline Presentation Module are:
Items marked with an asterisk are only available when the Transitional aspects of XHTML are enabled.
This module defines inline level elements to help control the structure of their enclosed content. Elements included are:
The Linking Module provides elements that are used for linking an HTML document to other documents or resources. Specifically, the Linking Module supports:
As its name suggests, the List Module provides list-oriented elements. Specifically, the List Module supports:
Items marked with an asterisk are only available when the Transitional aspects of XHTML are enabled.
The HTML 3.2 Forms Module provides the forms features found in HTML 3.2. Specifically, the HTML 3.2 Forms Module supports:
The HTML 4.0 Forms Module provides all of the forms features found in HTML 4.0. Specifically, the HTML 4.0 Forms Module supports:
The HTML 4.0 Forms Module is a superset of the HTML 3.2 Forms Module.
The HTML 3.2 Table Module provides table-related elements, but only in a limited form. Specifically, the HTML 3.2 Table Module supports:
As its name suggests, the HTML 4.0 Table Module provides table-related elements, with the full capabilities of HTML 4.0. Specifically, the HTML 4.0 Table Module supports:
This module is a proper superset of the HTML 3.2 Table Module.
The Image Module provides basic image embedding, and may be used in some implementations independently of client side image maps. The Image Module supports:
The Image Map Module provides elements for images and client side image maps. Specifically, the Image Map Module supports:
The Image Map Module is typically used in conjunction with the image and linking modules
The Object Module provides elements for general-purpose object inclusion. Specifically, the Object Module supports:
As its name suggests, the Frames Module provides frame-related elements. Specifically, the Frames Module supports:
The elements in the Frame Module are included in the HTML 4.0 Frameset document type.
Intrinsic events are attributes that are used in conjunction with elements that can have specific actions occur when certain events are performed by the user. Attributes included in this module are:
The Metainformation Module defines elements that are typically used within the declarative portion of a document (in XHTML within the head element). This module includes the following elements:
The Scripting Module defines elements that are used to contain information pertaining to executable scripts or the lack of support for executable scripts. Elements included in this module are:
The Stylesheet Module defines style sheet handling. The module includes:
The Structure Module defines the major structural elements for XHTML. These elements effectively act as the basis for the content model of HTML (although the content model itself is defined in other, DTD-specific modules). The elements included in this module are: