<specDesc>

<specDesc> (specification description) indicates that a description of the specified element or class should be included at this point within a document. [22.1.2 Element and Attribute Descriptions]
Moduletagdocs — Documentation Elements
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))
key(identifier) supplies the identifier of the documentary element or class for which a description is to be obtained.
Status Optional
Datatype

<rng:ref name="data.name"/>
data.name
<specDesc key="emph"/>
atts(attributes) supplies attribute names for which descriptions should additionally be obtained.
Status Recommended
Datatype 0–∞ occurrences of 

<rng:ref name="data.name"/>
data.name
separated by whitespace
<specDesc key="foreign"
 atts="usage xml:lang"/>
Note

The attribute names listed may include both attributes inherited from a class and those defined explicitly for the associated element.

Member of
Contained by
analysis: cl phr s
figures: cell
linking: ab seg
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: eg specList
textcrit: lem rdg wit witDetail
verse: rhyme
May containEmpty element
Declaration

<rng:element name="specDesc">
 <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:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="key">
   <rng:ref name="data.name"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="atts">
   <rng:list>
    <rng:zeroOrMore>
     <rng:ref name="data.name"/>
    </rng:zeroOrMore>
   </rng:list>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:empty/>
</rng:element>
element specDesc
{
   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,
   attribute key { data.name }?,
   attribute atts { list { data.name* } }?,
   empty
}
Example
<specDesc key="orth"/>
Example
<specDesc key="emph"/>
Example
<specDesc key="foreign"
 atts="usage xml:lang"/>
Note

The description is usually displayed as a label and an item. The list of attributes may include some which are inherited by virtue of an element's class membership; descriptions for such attributes may also be retrieved using another specDesc, this time pointing at the relevant class.