element

1	A single item of data.

2

A logical structure in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) or HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document specifying a type and optionally one or more attributes and a value. For example, the following code specifies a ConnectionParam element that has three attributes, Name, Display, and Type, and no value:

<ConnectionParam Name="username"

  Display="User name"

  Type="string"

/>

Related terms

attribute, data, Extensible Markup Language (XML), HyperText Markup Language (HTML), value

Contrast with

report item, Report Object Model (ROM) element

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