<catDesc>

<catDesc> (類目描述) 描述分類法中或文件類型學中的某些類目，可用短文描述的型式，或是用TEI正式元素textDesc所使用的狀況參數。 [2.3.7 The Classification Declaration]
組件header — The TEI Header
屬性att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @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.global.change (@change))
可包含在於
header: category
可包含
core: abbr address choice date distinct email emph expan foreign gloss hi measure measureGrp mentioned name num ptr ref rs soCalled term time title
corpus: textDesc
dictionaries: lang
header: idno
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc climate country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName location nameLink offset orgName persName placeName population region roleName settlement state surname terrain trait
tagdocs: att code gi ident tag val
transcr: am ex subst
宣告

<rng:element name="catDesc">
 <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.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:text/>
   <rng:ref name="model.limitedPhrase"/>
   <rng:ref name="model.catDescPart"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>
element catDesc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   ( text | model.limitedPhrase | model.catDescPart )*
}
例子
<catDesc>報導文學</catDesc>
例子
<catDesc>
 <textDesc n="novel">
  <channel mode="w">出版品；專輯</channel>
  <constitution type="single"/>
  <derivation type="original"/>
  <domain type="art"/>
  <factuality type="fiction"/>
  <interaction type="none"/>
  <preparedness type="prepared"/>
  <purpose type="entertain" degree="high"/>
  <purpose type="inform" degree="medium"/>
 </textDesc>
</catDesc>