<link> (link) defines an association or hypertextual link among elements or passages, of some type not more precisely specifiable by other elements. [16.1 Links]
Modulelinking — Linking, Segmentation, and Alignment
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @style, @rendition)) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) (att.global.source (@source)) att.pointing (@targetLang, @target, @evaluate) att.typed (@type, @subtype)
Member of
model.global.meta
Contained by
analysis: cl m phr s span w
core: abbr add addrLine address author bibl biblScope cit citedRange corr date del distinct editor email emph expan foreign gloss head headItem headLabel hi imprint item l label lg list measure mentioned name note num orig p pubPlace publisher q quote rb ref reg resp rs rt said series sic soCalled sp speaker stage street term textLang time title unclear unit
corpus: activity channel constitution derivation domain factuality interaction locale preparedness purpose
dictionaries: case colloc def dictScrap entry entryFree etym form gen gram gramGrp hom hyph iType lang lbl mood number orth per pos pron re sense stress subc syll tns usg xr
drama: actor camera caption castGroup castItem castList epilogue performance prologue role roleDesc set sound spGrp tech view
figures: cell figure table
header: authority change classCode distributor edition extent funder geoDecl handNote language licence principal scriptNote sponsor
linking: ab linkGrp seg standOff
msdescription: accMat acquisition additions catchwords collation collection colophon condition custEvent decoNote explicit filiation finalRubric foliation heraldry incipit institution layout material msItem musicNotation objectType origDate origPlace origin provenance repository rubric secFol signatures source stamp summary support surrogates typeNote watermark
namesdates: addName affiliation age birth bloc country death district education event faith floruit forename genName geogFeat geogName langKnown nameLink nationality object objectName occupation offset org orgName persName persPronouns person personGrp persona place placeName region residence roleName settlement sex socecStatus surname
nets: graph
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: eg valDesc
textcrit: lem rdg wit witDetail
textstructure: argument back body byline closer dateline div div1 div2 div3 div4 div5 div6 div7 docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint docTitle epigraph floatingText front group imprimatur opener postscript salute signed text titlePage titlePart trailer
transcr: damage fw line metamark mod restore retrace secl sourceDoc supplied surface surfaceGrp surplus zone
verse: metSym rhyme
May containEmpty element
Note

This element should only be used to encode associations not otherwise provided for by more specific elements.

The location of this element within a document has no significance, unless it is included within a linkGrp, in which case it may inherit the value of the type attribute from the value given on the linkGrp.

Example
<s n="1">The state Supreme Court has refused to release <rs xml:id="R1">
  <rs xml:id="R2">Rahway State Prison</rs> inmate</rs>
 <rs xml:id="R3">James Scott</rs> on bail.</s>
<s n="2">
 <rs xml:id="R4">The fighter</rs> is serving 30-40 years
for a 1975 armed robbery conviction in <rs xml:id="R5">the penitentiary</rs>.
</s>
<!-- ... -->
<linkGrp type="periphrasis">
 <link target="#R1 #R3 #R4"/>
 <link target="#R2 #R5"/>
</linkGrp>
Schematron

<sch:assert test="contains(normalize-space(@target),' ')">You must supply at least two values for @target or on <sch:name/>
</sch:assert>
Content model
<content>
 <empty/>
</content>
Schema Declaration
<rng:element name="link">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.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:ref name="att.global.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.source.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.pointing.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element link
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   att.global.source.attributes,
   att.pointing.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   empty
}