RE: [docbook] Marking up optional parameters?

[Jeff Beal <jeff.beal@ansys.com>]

I would use the <optional/> element in a <parameter/>:
 
<paramdef><parameter><optional>argument_name</optional></parameter></paramde
f>

You may also want to consider <cmdsynopsis/> to see if it will be better
able to document Perl methods.  <cmdsynopsis/> is typically used for UNIX
shell commands, but I don't see anything in TDG that in any way forbids its
use for other "software commands".  The above would just be

 <arg choice="opt">argument_name</arg> 

if you were in a <cmdsynopsis/>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pvh@wfeet.za.net [mailto:pvh@wfeet.za.net]
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 4:03 AM
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> Subject: [docbook] Marking up optional parameters?
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> Hi DocBook users
> 
> I'm marking up some reference pages for perl modules. I'm 
> describing each 
> method of the module using <funcsynopsis>, and then each parameter of 
> each method using <paramdef>. Is there a recognised way of 
> noting that 
> some parameters are optional (in perl, you don't have 
> function prototypes as 
> such, so the typical get/set method is a get method when you 
> don't give it 
> an argument, and a set method when you do)?
> 
> Peter
> 
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