<altIdent>

<altIdent> (alternate identifier) supplies the recommended XML name for an element, class, attribute, etc. in some language.
Moduletagdocs — 22 Documentation Elements
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) att.typed (@type, @subtype)
Used by
Contained by
May containCharacter data only
Declaration

<rng:element name="altIdent">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:text/>
</rng:element>
element altIdent
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   text
}
Example
<altIdent xml:lang="fr">balisageDoc</altIdent>
Note
All documentation elements in ODD have a canonical name, supplied as the value for their ident attribute. The altIdent element is used to supply an alternative name for the corresponding XML object, perhaps in a different language.