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<trait>

trait

contains a description of some status or quality attributed to a person, place, or organization typically, but not necessarily, independent of the volition or action of the holder and usually not at some specific time or for a specific date range.

Module namesdatesNDPERSbpNDPERSEpc

Attributes

Global and inherited attributes:
att.global @xml:id@n@xml:lang@xml:base@xml:space
att.global.analytic @ana
att.global.change @change
att.global.facs @facs
att.global.linking @corresp@synch@sameAs@copyOf@next@prev@exclude@select
att.global.rendition @rend@style@rendition
att.global.responsibility @cert@resp
att.global.source @source
att.cmc @generatedBy
att.datable @period
att.datable.custom @when-custom@notBefore-custom@notAfter-custom@from-custom@to-custom@datingPoint@datingMethod
att.datable.iso @when-iso@notBefore-iso@notAfter-iso@from-iso@to-iso
att.datable.w3c @when@notBefore@notAfter@from@to
att.dimensions @unit@quantity@extent@precision@scope
att.ranging @atLeast@atMost@min@max@confidence
att.editLike @evidence@instant
att.naming @role@nymRef
att.canonical @key@ref
att.typed @type@subtype

Classes and content

Member of
model.persStateLikemodel.placeStateLike
May contain

certainty

core

header

linking

msdescription

namesdates

Contained by

analysis

cmc

core

corpus

dictionaries

drama

figures

header

iso-fs

linking

msdescription

namesdates

spoken

tagdocs

textcrit

textstructure

transcr

verse

Note

Where there is confusion between trait and state the more general purpose element state should be used even for unchanging characteristics. If you wish to distinguish between characteristics that are generally perceived to be time-bound states and those assumed to be fixed traits, then trait is available for the more static of these. The state element encodes characteristics which are sometimes assumed to change, often at specific times or over a date range, whereas the trait elements are used to record characteristics, such as eye-colour, which are less subject to change. Traits are typically, but not necessarily, independent of the volition or action of the holder.

Example

<trait type="physical">
  <label>Eye colour</label>
  <desc>Blue</desc>
</trait>

Content model

<content>
    <sequence>
      <elementRef key="precision" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <alternate>
        <elementRef key="trait" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
        <sequence>
          <classRef key="model.headLike" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
          <classRef key="model.pLike" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
          <alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
            <classRef key="model.noteLike"/>
            <classRef key="model.biblLike"/>
          </alternate>
        </sequence>
        <alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <classRef key="model.labelLike"/>
          <classRef key="model.noteLike"/>
          <classRef key="model.biblLike"/>
        </alternate>
      </alternate>
    </sequence>
  </content>