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<description>

A free-form textual description of the content of the item

Note	Usage note A free-form textual description of the content of the Item. (For a Knowledge Item the content is its set of concepts as a whole.) Recommended IPTC NewsCodes for the role attribute: http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/descriptionrole/

Content model

Any of these, in any order, each 0..∞:

<a>
<span>
<ruby>
<br>
<inline>

Also accepts elements from other namespaces (extension point).

Attributes

Attribute Type Use Description

Attribute	Type	Use	Description
Declared on this element
`confidence`	`Int100Type`	optional	The confidence with which the metadata has been assigned.
`relevance`	`Int100Type`	optional	The relevance of the metadata to the news content to which it was attached.
Inherited from `BlockType`
`media`	`NMTOKENS`	optional	An indication of the target media type(s) values as defined by the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) specification.
`role`	`QCodeListType`	optional	A refinement of the semantics of the block.
`roleuri`	`IRIType`	optional	A URI identifying the refined semantics of the definition.
From commonPowerAttributes
`id`	`ID`	optional	The local identifier of the property.
`creator`	`QCodeType`	optional	If the property value is not defined, specifies which entity (person, organisation or system) will edit the property value - expressed by a QCode. If the property value is defined, specifies which entity (person, organisation or system) has edited the property value.
`creatoruri`	`IRIType`	optional	If the property value is not defined, specifies which entity (person, organisation or system) will edit the property - expressed by a URI. If the property value is defined, specifies which entity (person, organisation or system) has edited the property.
`modified`	`DateOptTimeType`	optional	The date (and, optionally, the time) when the property was last modified. The initial value is the date (and, optionally, the time) of creation of the property.
`custom`	`boolean`	optional	If set to true the corresponding property was added to the G2 Item for a specific customer or group of customers only. The default value of this property is false which applies when this attribute is not used with the property.
`how`	`QCodeType`	optional	Indicates by which means the value was extracted from the content - expressed by a QCode
`howuri`	`IRIType`	optional	Indicates by which means the value was extracted from the content - expressed by a URI
`why`	`QCodeType`	optional	Why the metadata has been included - expressed by a QCode
`whyuri`	`IRIType`	optional	Why the metadata has been included - expressed by a URI
`pubconstraint`	`QCodeListType`	optional	One or many constraints that apply to publishing the value of the property - expressed by a QCode. Each constraint applies to all descendant elements.
`pubconstrainturi`	`IRIListType`	optional	One or many constraints that apply to publishing the value of the property - expressed by a URI. Each constraint applies to all descendant elements.
From i18nAttributes
`xml:lang`		optional	Specifies the language of this property and potentially all descendant properties. xml:lang values of descendant properties override this value. Values are determined by Internet BCP 47.
`dir`		optional	The directionality of textual content (enumeration: ltr, rtl)
From rankingAttributes
`rank`	`nonNegativeInteger`	optional	Indicates the relative importance of properties in a list.

Declared on this element

confidence

Int100Type

optional

The confidence with which the metadata has been assigned.

relevance

Int100Type

optional

The relevance of the metadata to the news content to which it was attached.

Inherited from BlockType

media

NMTOKENS

optional

An indication of the target media type(s) values as defined by the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) specification.

role

QCodeListType

optional

A refinement of the semantics of the block.

roleuri

IRIType

optional

A URI identifying the refined semantics of the definition.

From commonPowerAttributes

id

ID

optional

The local identifier of the property.

creator

QCodeType

optional

If the property value is not defined, specifies which entity (person, organisation or system) will edit the property value - expressed by a QCode. If the property value is defined, specifies which entity (person, organisation or system) has edited the property value.

creatoruri

IRIType

optional

If the property value is not defined, specifies which entity (person, organisation or system) will edit the property - expressed by a URI. If the property value is defined, specifies which entity (person, organisation or system) has edited the property.

modified

DateOptTimeType

optional

The date (and, optionally, the time) when the property was last modified. The initial value is the date (and, optionally, the time) of creation of the property.

custom

boolean

optional

If set to true the corresponding property was added to the G2 Item for a specific customer or group of customers only. The default value of this property is false which applies when this attribute is not used with the property.

how

QCodeType

optional

Indicates by which means the value was extracted from the content - expressed by a QCode

howuri

IRIType

optional

Indicates by which means the value was extracted from the content - expressed by a URI

why

QCodeType

optional

Why the metadata has been included - expressed by a QCode

whyuri

IRIType

optional

Why the metadata has been included - expressed by a URI

pubconstraint

QCodeListType

optional

One or many constraints that apply to publishing the value of the property - expressed by a QCode. Each constraint applies to all descendant elements.

pubconstrainturi

IRIListType

optional

One or many constraints that apply to publishing the value of the property - expressed by a URI. Each constraint applies to all descendant elements.

From i18nAttributes

xml:lang

optional

Specifies the language of this property and potentially all descendant properties. xml:lang values of descendant properties override this value. Values are determined by Internet BCP 47.

dir

optional

The directionality of textual content (enumeration: ltr, rtl)

From rankingAttributes

rank

nonNegativeInteger

optional

Indicates the relative importance of properties in a list.

This element is an extension point: properties from other XML namespaces may be added.

Used by

<contentMeta> — 0..∞, in any order (choice)
<newsCoverage> — 0..∞, in any order (choice)
<partMeta> — 0..∞, in any order (choice)
<planning> — 0..∞, in any order (choice)