17.16.5.1 ADDRESSBLOCK

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Description: Represents an address block. An address block is a block of text specifying information appropriate for a postal mailing address, in the order required by the destination country. [Example: An address block for the Canadian postal system might consist of:

<<RECIPIENT NAME>>
<<POSTAL ADDRESS>>
<<CITY>>, <<PROVINCE>>, Canada
<<POSTAL CODE>>

end example]

Field Value: The address block.

Switches: Zero or more of the following field-specific-switches.

\c
\d

Specifies that the address is to be formatted according to the country/region of the recipient as defined by POST*CODE (Universal Postal Union 2006). If this switch is not used, then addresses are formatted according to the ordering defined by the \f switch. If that switch is also omitted, addresses are formatted according to some implementation-specific preference.

\e
\f
\l

Syntax: