fo:multi-switch

Wraps the specification of alternative sub-trees of formatting objects (each sub-tree being within an fo:multi-case), and controls the switching (activated via fo:multi-toggle) from one alternative to another.

See http://www.w3.org/TR/xsl11/#fo_multi-switch.

Element information

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format

Schema document: fo.xsd

Type: Anonymous

Properties: Global, Qualified

Content

fo:multi-case [1..*]Contains (within an fo:multi-switch) each alternative sub-tree of formatting objects among which the parent fo:multi-switch will choose one to show and will hide the rest.

Attributes

Name	Occ	Type	Description	Notes
source-document	[0..1]	Anonymous	A pointer back to the original XML document(s) used to create this formatting object tree, in accordance with the Dublin Core definition of "Source" ("A Reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived." See: http://purl.org/DC/documents/rec-dces-19990702.htm .) The value is not validated by and has no inherent standardized semantics for any XSL processor.	from group fo:source-document
role	[0..1]	Anonymous	A hint for alternate renderers (aural readers, etc.) as to the role of the XML element or elements that were used to construct this formatting object, if one could be identified during XSLT tree construction. This information can be used to prepare alternate renderings when the normal rendering of a formatting object is not appropriate or satisfactory; for example, the role information can be used to provide better aural renderings of visually formatted material. This property is not inherited, but all subsidiary nodes of this formatting object that do not bear a role property should utilize the same alternate presentation properties. (It is not inherited because knowledge of the start and end of the formatting object subtree generated by the element may be needed by the renderer.)	from group fo:role
auto-restore	[0..1]	Anonymous	Whether the initial fo:multi-case should be restored when the fo:multi-switch gets hidden by an ancestor fo:multi-switch.	from group fo:auto-restore
id	[0..1]	fo:id	An identifier unique within all objects in the result tree with the fo: namespace. It allows references to this formatting object by other objects.	from group fo:id
index-class	[0..1]	fo:string	Associates an index class with a formatting object that also has an index key specified.	from group fo:index-class
index-key	[0..1]	fo:string	Associates an index key with the formatting object on which it is specified.	from group fo:index-key

Used in

Anonymous type of element fo:basic-link via reference to fo:block-or-inline
Anonymous type of element fo:bidi-override via reference to fo:block-or-inline
Anonymous type of element fo:block via reference to fo:block-or-inline
Anonymous type of element fo:block-container via reference to fo:block
Anonymous type of element fo:float via reference to fo:block
Anonymous type of element fo:footnote-body via reference to fo:block
Anonymous type of element fo:inline via reference to fo:block-or-inline
Anonymous type of element fo:inline-container via reference to fo:block
Anonymous type of element fo:leader via reference to fo:inline
Anonymous type of element fo:marker via reference to fo:block-or-inline
Anonymous type of element fo:multi-case via reference to fo:block-or-inline
Anonymous type of element fo:multi-toggle via reference to fo:block-or-inline
Anonymous type of element fo:table-caption via reference to fo:block
Anonymous type of element fo:table-cell via reference to fo:block
Anonymous type of element fo:title via reference to fo:inline
Anonymous type of element fo:wrapper via reference to fo:block-or-inline
Group fo:block via reference to fo:either-block-or-inline
Group fo:block-or-inline via reference to fo:either-block-or-inline
Group fo:either-block-or-inline
Group fo:inline via reference to fo:either-block-or-inline
Type fo:block-sequence via reference to fo:block (Elements fo:flow, fo:static-content)
Type fo:list-item-part via reference to fo:block (Elements fo:list-item-body, fo:list-item-label)
Type fo:simple-mixed-text via reference to fo:inline (Elements fo:folio-prefix, fo:folio-suffix, fo:index-page-number-prefix, fo:index-page-number-suffix, fo:index-page-citation-list-separator, fo:index-page-citation-range-separator)

Sample instance

<fo:multi-switch>
   <fo:multi-case>Any text, intermingled with:
      <fo:block>Any text, intermingled with:
         <fo:block>Any text, intermingled with:...
         </fo:block>
      </fo:block>
   </fo:multi-case>
</fo:multi-switch>