17.15.1.30 documentType

This element specifies the classification of a given WordprocessingML document.

[Note: This element can be used by hosting applications to facilitate customized user interface and/or automatic formatting behaviors based on the ’type’ of a given WordprocessingML document. end note]

If this element is omitted, then the document shall be classified as a general document.

[Example: Consider a set of WordprocessingML documents which should be classified as ’letters’. This classification would be specified using the following WordprocessingML in the document settings of these documents:

<w:documentType w:val="letter" />

The documentType element’s val attribute is equal to letter, specifying that the hosting application must apply the behaviors it has specified for letters to the given WordprocessingML document. end example]

Attributes

val (Document Classification Value)

Specifies the classification of the document based on the types defined in the referenced simple type definition.

[Example: Consider a WordprocessingML document which should be classified as an e- mail message. This classification would be specified using the following WordprocessingML in the document settings:

    <w:documentType w:val="eMail" />

The val attribute is equal to eMail, specifying that the hosting application can apply e- mail behaviors (if any) to this document. end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_DocType simple type (17.18.19).

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_DocType) is located in A.1. end note]