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<a name="quickbook.syntax"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html" title="Syntax Summary">Syntax Summary</a>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.comments">Comments</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase">Phrase Level Elements</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block">Block Level Elements</a></span></dt>
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<p>
A QuickBook document is composed of one or more blocks. An example of a block
is the paragraph or a C++ code snippet. Some blocks have special mark-ups.
Blocks, except code snippets which have their own grammar (C++ or Python),
are composed of one or more phrases. A phrase can be a simple contiguous run
of characters. Phrases can have special mark-ups. Marked up phrases can recursively
contain other phrases, but cannot contain blocks. A terminal is a self contained
block-level or phrase-level element that does not nest anything.
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<p>
Blocks, in general, are delimited by two end-of-lines (the block terminator).
Phrases in each block cannot contain a block terminator. This way, syntax errors
such as un-matched closing brackets do not go haywire and corrupt anything
past a single block.
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<a name="quickbook.syntax.comments"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.comments" title="Comments">Comments</a>
</h3></div></div></div>
<p>
Can be placed anywhere.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[/ comment (no output generated) ]
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting">[/ comments can be nested [/ some more here] ]
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting">[/ Quickbook blocks can nest inside comments. [*Comment this out too!] ]
</pre>
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<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase" title="Phrase Level Elements">Phrase Level Elements</a>
</h3></div></div></div>
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<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.font_styles">Font Styles</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.replaceable">Replaceable</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.quotations">Quotations</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.simple_formatting">Simple formatting</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.inline_code">Inline code</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.code_blocks">Code blocks</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.source_mode">Source Mode</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.line_break">line-break</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.anchors">Anchors</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.links">Links</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.anchor_links">Anchor links</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.refentry_links">refentry links</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.code_links">Code Links</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.escape">Escape</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.single_char_escape">Single
char escape</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.unicode_escape">Unicode escape</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.images">Images</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes">Footnotes</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.cond">Conditional Generation</a></span></dt>
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<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.font_styles"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.font_styles" title="Font Styles">Font Styles</a>
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<pre class="programlisting">['italic], [*bold], [_underline], [^teletype], [-strikethrough]
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>italic</em></span>, <span class="bold"><strong>bold</strong></span>, <span class="underline">underline</span>, <code class="literal">teletype</code>, <span class="strikethrough">strikethrough</span>
</p>
<p>
Like all non-terminal phrase level elements, this can of course be nested:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[*['bold-italic]]
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong><span class="emphasis"><em>bold-italic</em></span></strong></span>
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.replaceable"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.replaceable" title="Replaceable">Replaceable</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
When you want content that may or must be replaced by the user, use the
syntax:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[~replacement]
</pre>
<p>
This will generate:
</p>
<p>
<em class="replaceable"><code>replacement</code></em>
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.quotations"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.quotations" title="Quotations">Quotations</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">["A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?]--Einstein
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
<span class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others
crazy?</span>&#8221;</span>--Einstein
</p>
<p>
Note the proper left and right quote marks. Also, while you can simply
use ordinary quote marks like "quoted", our quotation, above,
will generate correct DocBook quotations (e.g. &lt;quote&gt;quoted&lt;/quote&gt;).
</p>
<p>
Like all phrase elements, quotations may be nested. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">["Here's the rule for bargains: ["Do other men, for they would do you.] That's
the true business precept.]
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
<span class="quote">&#8220;<span class="quote">Here's the rule for bargains: <span class="quote">&#8216;<span class="quote">Do other men, for they would
do you.</span>&#8217;</span> That's the true business precept.</span>&#8221;</span>
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.simple_formatting"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.simple_formatting" title="Simple formatting">Simple formatting</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Simple markup for formatting text, common in many applications, is now
supported:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">/italic/, *bold*, _underline_, =teletype=
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
<span class="emphasis"><em>italic</em></span>, <span class="bold"><strong>bold</strong></span>, <span class="underline">underline</span>, <code class="literal">teletype</code>
</p>
<p>
Unlike QuickBook's standard formatting scheme, the rules for simpler alternatives
are much stricter<sup>[<a name="id3238824" href="#ftn.id3238824" class="footnote">6</a>]</sup>.
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
Simple markups cannot nest. You can combine a simple markup with a
nestable markup.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Simple markups cannot contain any other form of quickbook markup.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
A non-space character must follow the leading markup
</li>
<li class="listitem">
A non-space character must precede the trailing markup
</li>
<li class="listitem">
A space or a punctuation must follow the trailing markup
</li>
<li class="listitem">
If the matching markup cannot be found within a block, the formatting
will not be applied. This is to ensure that un-matched formatting markups,
which can be a common mistake, does not corrupt anything past a single
block. We do not want the rest of the document to be rendered bold
just because we forgot a trailing '*'. A single block is terminated
by two end of lines or the close bracket: ']'.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
A line starting with the star will be interpreted as an unordered list.
See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.unordered_lists" title="Unordered lists">Unordered
lists</a>.
</li>
</ul></div>
<div class="table">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.simple_formatting.more_formatting_samples"></a><p class="title"><b>Table&#160;31.1.&#160;More Formatting Samples</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="More Formatting Samples">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>
<p>
Markup
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
Result
</p>
</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">*Bold*</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Bold</strong></span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">*Is bold*</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>Is bold</strong></span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">* Not bold* *Not bold * * Not bold *</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
* Not bold* *Not bold * * Not bold *
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">This*Isn't*Bold (no bold)</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
This*Isn't*Bold (no bold)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">(*Bold Inside*) (parenthesis not bold)</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
(<span class="bold"><strong>Bold Inside</strong></span>) (parenthesis not
bold)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">*(Bold Outside)* (parenthesis bold)</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>(Bold Outside)</strong></span> (parenthesis
bold)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">3*4*5 = 60 (no bold)</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3*4*5 = 60 (no bold)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">3 * 4 * 5 = 60 (no bold)</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3 * 4 * 5 = 60 (no bold)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">3 *4* 5 = 60 (4 is bold)</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
3 <span class="bold"><strong>4</strong></span> 5 = 60 (4 is bold)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">*This is bold* this is not *but this is*</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>This is bold</strong></span> this is not <span class="bold"><strong>but this is</strong></span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">*This is bold*.</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>This is bold</strong></span>.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">*B*. (bold B)</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>B</strong></span>. (bold B)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">['*Bold-Italic*]</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><strong>Bold-Italic</strong></span></em></span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">*side-by*/-side/</code>
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>side-by</strong></span><span class="emphasis"><em>-side</em></span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break"><p>
As mentioned, simple markups cannot go past a single block. The text from
"have" to "full" in the following paragraph will be
rendered as bold:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">Baa baa black sheep, *have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!*
One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
</pre>
<p>
Baa baa black sheep, <span class="bold"><strong>have you any wool? Yes sir,
yes sir, three bags full!</strong></span> One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
</p>
<p>
But in the following paragraph, bold is not applied:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">Baa baa black sheep, *have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!
One for the master, one for the dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
</pre>
<p>
Baa baa black sheep, *have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full!
One for the master, one for the dame, And one for the little boy who lives
down the lane.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.inline_code"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.inline_code" title="Inline code">Inline code</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Inlining code in paragraphs is quite common when writing C++ documentation.
We provide a very simple markup for this. For example, this:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">This text has inlined code `int main() { return 0; }` in it.
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
This text has inlined code <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span></code>
in it. The code will be syntax highlighted.
</p>
<div class="note"><table border="0" summary="Note">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="../../../doc/src/images/note.png"></td>
<th align="left">Note</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
We simply enclose the code with the tick: <code class="literal">"`"</code>, not the
single quote: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="string">"'"</span></code>.
Note too that <code class="literal">`some code`</code> is preferred over <code class="literal">[^some code]</code>.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.code_blocks"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.code_blocks" title="Code blocks">Code blocks</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Preformatted code simply starts with a space or a tab (See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.code" title="Code">Code</a>).
However, such a simple syntax cannot be used as phrase elements in lists
(See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.ordered_lists" title="Ordered lists">Ordered
lists</a> and <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.unordered_lists" title="Unordered lists">Unordered
lists</a>), tables (See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.tables" title="Tables">Tables</a>),
etc. Inline code (see above) can. The problem is, inline code does not
allow formatting with newlines, spaces, and tabs. These are lost.
</p>
<p>
We provide a phrase level markup that is a mix between the two. By using
the double-tick, instead of the single-tick, we are telling QuickBook to
use preformatted blocks of code. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">``
#include &lt;iostream&gt;
int main()
{
std::cout &lt;&lt; "Hello, World!" &lt;&lt; std::endl;
return 0;
}
``
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Hello, World!"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.source_mode"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.source_mode" title="Source Mode">Source Mode</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
If a document contains more than one type of source code then the source
mode may be changed dynamically as the document is processed. All QuickBook
documents are initially in C++ mode by default, though an alternative initial
value may be set in the <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.document" title="Document">Document</a>
section.
</p>
<p>
To change the source mode, use the <code class="literal">[source-mode]</code> markup,
where <code class="literal">source-mode</code> is one of the supported modes. For
example, this:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">Python's [python] `import` is rather like C++'s [c++] `#include`. A
C++ comment `// looks like this` whereas a Python comment [python]
`# looks like this`.
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
Python's <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">import</span></code> is rather
like C++'s <code class="computeroutput"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span></code>.
A C++ comment <code class="computeroutput"><span class="comment">// looks like this</span></code>
whereas a Python comment <code class="computeroutput"><span class="comment">#looks like this</span></code>.
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.source_mode.supported_source_modes"></a><p class="title"><b>Table&#160;31.2.&#160;Supported Source Modes</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Supported Source Modes">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>
<p>
Mode
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
Source Mode Markup
</p>
</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
C++
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">[c++]</code>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
Python
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">[python]</code>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
Plain Text
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
<code class="literal">[teletype]</code>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break"><div class="note"><table border="0" summary="Note">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="../../../doc/src/images/note.png"></td>
<th align="left">Note</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
The source mode strings are lowercase.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.line_break"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.line_break" title="line-break">line-break</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[br]
</pre>
<div class="warning"><table border="0" summary="Warning">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="../../../doc/src/images/warning.png"></td>
<th align="left">Warning</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">br</span><span class="special">]</span></code> is now deprecated. <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.blurbs" title="Blurbs">Blurbs</a>,
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.admonitions" title="Admonitions">Admonitions</a>
and table cells (see <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.tables" title="Tables">Tables</a>)
may now contain paragraphs.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.anchors"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.anchors" title="Anchors">Anchors</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[#named_anchor]
</pre>
<p>
A named anchor is a hook that can be referenced by a link elsewhere in
the document. You can then reference an anchor with <code class="literal">[link named_anchor
Some link text]</code>.
See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.anchor_links" title="Anchor links">Anchor links</a>,
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.section" title="Section">Section</a> and <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings" title="Headings">Heading</a>.
</p>
<p>
These anchors are global and can be accessed from anywhere in the quickbook
documentation. Be careful to avoid clashes with anchors in other sections.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.links"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.links" title="Links">Links</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[@http://www.boost.org this is [*boost's] website....]
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.boost.org" target="_top">this is <span class="bold"><strong>boost's</strong></span>
website....</a>
</p>
<p>
URL links where the link text is the link itself is common. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">see http://spirit.sourceforge.net/
</pre>
<p>
so, when the text is absent in a link markup, the URL is assumed. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">see [@http://spirit.sourceforge.net/]
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<p>
see <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net/" target="_top">http://spirit.sourceforge.net/</a>
</p>
<p>
Boostbook also support a custom url schema for linking to files within
the boost distribution:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[@boost:/libs/spirit/index.html the Boost.Spirit documentation]
</pre>
<p>
will generate: <a href="../../../libs/spirit/index.html" target="_top">the Boost.Spirit
documentation</a>
</p>
<p>
Note that this is only available when using BoostBook, and only for links
- it can't be used for images.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.anchor_links"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.anchor_links" title="Anchor links">Anchor links</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
You can link within a document using:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[link document_id.section_id.normalized_header_text The link text]
</pre>
<p>
See sections <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.section" title="Section">Section</a>
and <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings" title="Headings">Heading</a> for
more info.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.refentry_links"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.refentry_links" title="refentry links">refentry links</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
In addition, you can link internally to an XML refentry like:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[link xml.refentry The link text]
</pre>
<p>
This gets converted into <code class="literal">&lt;link linkend="xml.refentry"&gt;The
link text&lt;/link&gt;</code>.
</p>
<p>
Like URLs, the link text is optional. If this is not present, the link
text will automatically be the refentry. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[link xml.refentry]
</pre>
<p>
This gets converted into <code class="literal">&lt;link linkend="xml.refentry"&gt;xml.refentry&lt;/link&gt;</code>.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.code_links"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.code_links" title="Code Links">Code Links</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
If you want to link to a function, class, member, enum, concept, global,
or header in the reference section, you can use:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[funcref fully::qualified::function_name The link text]
[classref fully::qualified::class_name The link text]
[memberref fully::qualified::member_name The link text]
[enumref fully::qualified::enum_name The link text]
[macroref MACRO_NAME The link text]
[conceptref ConceptName The link text]
[headerref path/to/header.hpp The link text]
[globalref fully::qualified::global The link text]
</pre>
<p>
Again, the link text is optional. If this is not present, the link text
will automatically be the function, class, member, enum, macro, concept,
global, or header name. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[classref boost::bar::baz]
</pre>
<p>
would have "boost::bar::baz" as the link text.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.escape"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.escape" title="Escape">Escape</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
The escape mark-up is used when we don't want to do any processing.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">'''
escape (no processing/formatting)
'''
</pre>
<p>
Escaping allows us to pass XML markup to <a href="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/boostbook.html" target="_top">BoostBook</a>
or <a href="http://www.docbook.org/" target="_top">DocBook</a>. For example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">'''
&lt;emphasis role="bold"&gt;This is direct XML markup&lt;/emphasis&gt;
'''
</pre>
<p>
<span class="bold"><strong>This is direct XML markup</strong></span>
</p>
<div class="important"><table border="0" summary="Important">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="../../../doc/src/images/important.png"></td>
<th align="left">Important</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
Be careful when using the escape. The text must conform to <a href="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/boostbook.html" target="_top">BoostBook</a>/<a href="http://www.docbook.org/" target="_top">DocBook</a> syntax.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.single_char_escape"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.single_char_escape" title="Single char escape">Single
char escape</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
The backslash may be used to escape a single punctuation character. The
punctuation immediately after the backslash is passed without any processing.
This is useful when we need to escape QuickBook punctuations such as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">[</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">]</span></code>.
For example, how do you escape the triple quote? Simple: <code class="literal">\'\'\'</code>
</p>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">n</span></code>
has a special meaning. It is used to generate line breaks.
</p>
<div class="warning"><table border="0" summary="Warning">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="../../../doc/src/images/warning.png"></td>
<th align="left">Warning</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">n</span></code>
and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">br</span><span class="special">]</span></code> are now deprecated. <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.blurbs" title="Blurbs">Blurbs</a>,
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.admonitions" title="Admonitions">Admonitions</a>
and table cells (see <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.tables" title="Tables">Tables</a>)
may now contain paragraphs.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<p>
The escaped space: <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">\</span> </code> also
has a special meaning. The escaped space is removed from the output.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.unicode_escape"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.unicode_escape" title="Unicode escape">Unicode escape</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
You can enter any 16-bit unicode character by using <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">u</span></code> followed by its 4 digit hexadecimal
code, or a 32-bit character by using <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">\</span><span class="identifier">U</span></code> followed by an 8 digit hexadecimal
code. eg.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">\u03B1 + \u03B2
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
&#945; + &#946;
</p></blockquote></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.images"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.images" title="Images">Images</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[$image.jpg]
</pre>
<p>
From version 1.5, you can also use <a href="http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/imagedata.html" target="_top">DocBook
imagedata attributes</a>:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[$image.jpg [width 200in] [height 200in]]
</pre>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes" title="Footnotes">Footnotes</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<div class="toc"><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes.macro_expansion">Macro
Expansion</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes.template_expansion">Template
Expansion</a></span></dt>
</dl></div>
<p>
As of version 1.3, QuickBook supports footnotes. Just put the text of the
footnote in a <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">footnote</span><span class="special">]</span></code> block, and the text will be put at the
bottom of the current page. For example, this:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[footnote A sample footnote]
</pre>
<p>
will generate this<sup>[<a name="id3240728" href="#ftn.id3240728" class="footnote">7</a>]</sup>.
</p>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes.macro_expansion"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes.macro_expansion" title="Macro Expansion">Macro
Expansion</a>
</h5></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">__a_macro_identifier__
</pre>
<p>
See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.macros" title="Macros">Macros</a> for details.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes.template_expansion"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.footnotes.template_expansion" title="Template Expansion">Template
Expansion</a>
</h5></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[a_template_identifier]
</pre>
<p>
See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates" title="Templates">Templates</a>
for details.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.phrase.cond"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.cond" title="Conditional Generation">Conditional Generation</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Like C++ <code class="computeroutput"><span class="comment">#ifdef</span></code>, you can generate
phrases depending on the presence of a macro. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[? __to_be__ To be or not to be]
</pre>
<p>
Here, the phrase "To be or not to be" will only be generated
if the macro symbol __to_be__ has been previously defined. The phrase above will
not do anything since we haven't defined __to_be__. Now, let's define the symbol:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[def __to_be__]
</pre>
<p>
And try again:
</p>
<p>
To be or not to be
</p>
<p>
Yes!<sup>[<a name="id3240872" href="#ftn.id3240872" class="footnote">8</a>]</sup>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block" title="Block Level Elements">Block Level Elements</a>
</h3></div></div></div>
<div class="toc"><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.document">Document</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.section">Section</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.xinclude">xinclude</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.paragraphs">Paragraphs</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists">Lists</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.code">Code</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.escape_back">Escaping Back To
QuickBook</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.preformatted">Preformatted</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.blockquote">Blockquote</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.admonitions">Admonitions</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings">Headings</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.generic_heading">Generic Heading</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.macros">Macros</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.predefined_macros">Predefined
Macros</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates">Templates</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.blurbs">Blurbs</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.tables">Tables</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.variable_lists">Variable Lists</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.include">Include</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.import">Import</a></span></dt>
</dl></div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.document"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.document" title="Document">Document</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Every document must begin with a Document Info section, which should look
like this:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[document-type The Document Title
[quickbook 1.5]
[version 1.0]
[id the_document_name]
[dirname the_document_dir]
[copyright 2000 2002 2003 Joe Blow, Jane Doe]
[purpose The document's reason for being]
[category The document's category]
[authors [Blow, Joe] [Doe, Jane]]
[license The document's license]
[source-mode source-type]
]
</pre>
<p>
Where document-type is one of:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
book
</li>
<li class="listitem">
article
</li>
<li class="listitem">
library
</li>
<li class="listitem">
chapter
</li>
<li class="listitem">
part
</li>
<li class="listitem">
appendix
</li>
<li class="listitem">
preface
</li>
<li class="listitem">
qandadiv
</li>
<li class="listitem">
qandaset
</li>
<li class="listitem">
reference
</li>
<li class="listitem">
set
</li>
</ul></div>
<p>
quickbook 1.5 declares the version of quickbook the document is written
for. In its absence, version 1.1 is assumed.
</p>
<p>
<code class="literal">version</code>, <code class="literal">id</code>, <code class="literal">dirname</code>,
<code class="literal">copyright</code>, <code class="literal">purpose</code>, <code class="literal">category</code>,
<code class="literal">authors</code>, <code class="literal">license</code>, <code class="literal">last-revision</code>
and <code class="literal">source-mode</code> are optional information.
</p>
<p>
<code class="literal">dirname</code>, <code class="literal">purpose</code> and <code class="literal">category</code>
are boostbook attributes which are only valid for <code class="literal">library</code>
documents. If you use them for other document types, quickbook will warn
about them, but still use them, generating invalid markup, that's just
ignored by the style sheets.
</p>
<p>
<code class="literal">source-type</code> is a lowercase string setting the initial
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.source_mode" title="Source Mode">Source Mode</a>.
If the <code class="literal">source-mode</code> field is omitted, a default value
of <code class="literal">c++</code> will be used.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.section"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.section" title="Section">Section</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Starting a new section is accomplished with:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[section:id The Section Title]
</pre>
<p>
where <span class="emphasis"><em>id</em></span> is optional. id will be the filename of the
generated section. If it is not present, "The Section Title"
will be normalized and become the id. Valid characters are <code class="literal">a-Z</code>,
<code class="literal">A-Z</code>, <code class="literal">0-9</code> and <code class="literal">_</code>.
All non-valid characters are converted to underscore and all upper-case
are converted to lower case. Thus: "The Section Title" will be
normalized to "the_section_title".
</p>
<p>
End a section with:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[endsect]
</pre>
<p>
Sections can nest, and that results in a hierarchy in the table of contents.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.xinclude"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.xinclude" title="xinclude">xinclude</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
You can include another XML file with:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[xinclude file.xml]
</pre>
<p>
This is useful when file.xml has been generated by Doxygen and contains
your reference section.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.paragraphs"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.paragraphs" title="Paragraphs">Paragraphs</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Paragraphs start left-flushed and are terminated by two or more newlines.
No markup is needed for paragraphs. QuickBook automatically detects paragraphs
from the context. Block markups [section, endsect, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5,
h6, blurb, (block-quote) ':', pre, def, table and include ] may also terminate
a paragraph. This is a new paragraph...
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.lists"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists" title="Lists">Lists</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<div class="toc"><dl>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.ordered_lists">Ordered
lists</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.list_hierarchies">List
Hierarchies</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.long_list_lines">Long
List Lines</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.unordered_lists">Unordered
lists</a></span></dt>
<dt><span class="section"><a href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.mixed_lists">Mixed lists</a></span></dt>
</dl></div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.lists.ordered_lists"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.ordered_lists" title="Ordered lists">Ordered
lists</a>
</h5></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting"># One
# Two
# Three
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
<li class="listitem">
One
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Two
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Three
</li>
</ol></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.lists.list_hierarchies"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.list_hierarchies" title="List Hierarchies">List
Hierarchies</a>
</h5></div></div></div>
<p>
List hierarchies are supported. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"># One
# Two
# Three
# Three.a
# Three.b
# Three.c
# Four
# Four.a
# Four.a.i
# Four.a.ii
# Five
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
<li class="listitem">
One
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Two
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
Three
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="a">
<li class="listitem">
Three.a
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Three.b
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Three.c
</li>
</ol></div>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
Fourth
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="a"><li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
Four.a
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="i">
<li class="listitem">
Four.a.i
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Four.a.ii
</li>
</ol></div>
</li></ol></div>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Five
</li>
</ol></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.lists.long_list_lines"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.long_list_lines" title="Long List Lines">Long
List Lines</a>
</h5></div></div></div>
<p>
Long lines will be wrapped appropriately. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"># A short item.
# A very long item. A very long item. A very long item.
A very long item. A very long item. A very long item.
A very long item. A very long item. A very long item.
A very long item. A very long item. A very long item.
A very long item. A very long item. A very long item.
# A short item.
</pre>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
<li class="listitem">
A short item.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
A very long item. A very long item. A very long item. A very long
item. A very long item. A very long item. A very long item. A very
long item. A very long item. A very long item. A very long item.
A very long item. A very long item. A very long item. A very long
item.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
A short item.
</li>
</ol></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.lists.unordered_lists"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.unordered_lists" title="Unordered lists">Unordered
lists</a>
</h5></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">* First
* Second
* Third
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
First
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Second
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Third
</li>
</ul></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h5 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.lists.mixed_lists"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.lists.mixed_lists" title="Mixed lists">Mixed lists</a>
</h5></div></div></div>
<p>
Mixed lists (ordered and unordered) are supported. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"># One
# Two
# Three
* Three.a
* Three.b
* Three.c
# Four
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
<li class="listitem">
One
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Two
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
Three
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
Three.a
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Three.b
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Three.c
</li>
</ul></div>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Four
</li>
</ol></div>
<p>
And...
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"># 1
* 1.a
# 1.a.1
# 1.a.2
* 1.b
# 2
* 2.a
* 2.b
# 2.b.1
# 2.b.2
* 2.b.2.a
* 2.b.2.b
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
<li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
1
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
1.a
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="a">
<li class="listitem">
1.a.1
</li>
<li class="listitem">
1.a.2
</li>
</ol></div>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
1.b
</li>
</ul></div>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
2
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
2.a
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
2.b
</p>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="a">
<li class="listitem">
2.b.1
</li>
<li class="listitem">
<p class="simpara">
2.b.2
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="circle">
<li class="listitem">
2.b.2.a
</li>
<li class="listitem">
2.b.2.b
</li>
</ul></div>
</li>
</ol></div>
</li>
</ul></div>
</li>
</ol></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.code"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.code" title="Code">Code</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Preformatted code starts with a space or a tab. The code will be syntax
highlighted according to the current <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.source_mode" title="Source Mode">Source
Mode</a>:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// Sample code
</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Hello, World\n"</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">cgi</span>
<span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">cookForHtml</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">text</span><span class="special">):</span>
<span class="string">'''"Cooks" the input text for HTML.'''</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">cgi</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">escape</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">text</span><span class="special">)</span>
</pre>
<p>
Macros that are already defined are expanded in source code. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[def __array__ [@http://www.boost.org/doc/html/array/reference.html array]]
[def __boost__ [@http://www.boost.org/libs/libraries.htm boost]]
using __boost__::__array__;
</pre>
<p>
Generates:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">using</span> <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/libraries.htm" target="_top">boost</a><span class="special">::</span><a href="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/array/reference.html" target="_top">array</a><span class="special">;</span>
</pre>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.escape_back"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.escape_back" title="Escaping Back To QuickBook">Escaping Back To
QuickBook</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Inside code, code blocks and inline code, QuickBook does not allow any
markup to avoid conflicts with the target syntax (e.g. c++). In case you
need to switch back to QuickBook markup inside code, you can do so using
a language specific <span class="emphasis"><em>escape-back</em></span> delimiter. In C++
and Python, the delimiter is the double tick (back-quote): "``"
and "``". Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">void ``[@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo#Foo.2C_Bar_and_Baz foo]``()
{
}
</pre>
<p>
Will generate:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">void</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo#Foo.2C_Bar_and_Baz" target="_top">foo</a><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
When escaping from code to QuickBook, only phrase level markups are allowed.
Block level markups like lists, tables etc. are not allowed.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.preformatted"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.preformatted" title="Preformatted">Preformatted</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Sometimes, you don't want some preformatted text to be parsed as C++. In
such cases, use the <code class="literal">[pre ... ]</code> markup block.
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[pre
Some *preformatted* text Some *preformatted* text
Some *preformatted* text Some *preformatted* text
Some *preformatted* text Some *preformatted* text
]
</pre>
<p>
Spaces, tabs and newlines are rendered as-is. Unlike all quickbook block
level markup, pre (and Code) are the only ones that allow multiple newlines.
The markup above will generate:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">Some <span class="bold"><strong>preformatted</strong></span> text Some <span class="bold"><strong>preformatted</strong></span> text
Some <span class="bold"><strong>preformatted</strong></span> text Some <span class="bold"><strong>preformatted</strong></span> text
Some <span class="bold"><strong>preformatted</strong></span> text Some <span class="bold"><strong>preformatted</strong></span> text
</pre>
<p>
Notice that unlike Code, phrase markup such as font style is still permitted
inside <code class="literal">pre</code> blocks.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.blockquote"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.blockquote" title="Blockquote">Blockquote</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[:sometext...]
</pre>
<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
Indents the paragraph. This applies to one paragraph only.
</p></blockquote></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.admonitions"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.admonitions" title="Admonitions">Admonitions</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[note This is a note]
[tip This is a tip]
[important This is important]
[caution This is a caution]
[warning This is a warning]
</pre>
<p>
generates <a href="http://www.docbook.org/" target="_top">DocBook</a> admonitions:
</p>
<div class="note"><table border="0" summary="Note">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="../../../doc/src/images/note.png"></td>
<th align="left">Note</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
This is a note
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<div class="tip"><table border="0" summary="Tip">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="../../../doc/src/images/tip.png"></td>
<th align="left">Tip</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
This is a tip
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<div class="important"><table border="0" summary="Important">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Important]" src="../../../doc/src/images/important.png"></td>
<th align="left">Important</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
This is important
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<div class="caution"><table border="0" summary="Caution">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="../../../doc/src/images/caution.png"></td>
<th align="left">Caution</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
This is a caution
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<div class="warning"><table border="0" summary="Warning">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Warning]" src="../../../doc/src/images/warning.png"></td>
<th align="left">Warning</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
This is a warning
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<p>
These are the only admonitions supported by <a href="http://www.docbook.org/" target="_top">DocBook</a>.
So, for example <code class="literal">[information This is some information]</code>
is unlikely to produce the desired effect.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.headings"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings" title="Headings">Headings</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[h1 Heading 1]
[h2 Heading 2]
[h3 Heading 3]
[h4 Heading 4]
[h5 Heading 5]
[h6 Heading 6]
</pre>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_1"></a><h2>
<a name="id3242428"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_1">Heading 1</a>
</h2>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_2"></a><h3>
<a name="id3242449"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_2">Heading 2</a>
</h3>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_3"></a><h4>
<a name="id3242471"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_3">Heading 3</a>
</h4>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_4"></a><h5>
<a name="id3242492"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_4">Heading 4</a>
</h5>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_5"></a><h6>
<a name="id3242513"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_5">Heading 5</a>
</h6>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_6"></a><h5>
<a name="id3242534"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.headings.heading_6">Heading 6</a>
</h5>
<p>
Headings 1-3 [h1 h2 and h3] will automatically have anchors with normalized
names with <code class="literal">name="document_id.section_id.normalized_header_text"</code>
(i.e. valid characters are <code class="literal">a-z</code>, <code class="literal">A-Z</code>,
<code class="literal">0-9</code> and <code class="literal">_</code>. All non-valid characters
are converted to underscore and all upper-case are converted to lower-case.
For example: Heading 1 in section Section 2 will be normalized to <code class="literal">section_2.heading_1</code>).
You can use:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[link document_id.section_id.normalized_header_text The link text]
</pre>
<p>
to link to them. See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.anchor_links" title="Anchor links">Anchor
links</a> and <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.section" title="Section">Section</a>
for more info.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.generic_heading"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.generic_heading" title="Generic Heading">Generic Heading</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
In cases when you don't want to care about the heading level (1 to 6),
you can use the <span class="emphasis"><em>Generic Heading</em></span>:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[heading Heading]
</pre>
<p>
The <span class="emphasis"><em>Generic Heading</em></span> assumes the level, plus one, of
the innermost section where it is placed. For example, if it is placed
in the outermost section, then, it assumes <span class="emphasis"><em>h2</em></span>.
</p>
<p>
Headings are often used as an alternative to sections. It is used particularly
if you do not want to start a new section. In many cases, however, headings
in a particular section is just flat. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[section A]
[h2 X]
[h2 Y]
[h2 Z]
[endsect]
</pre>
<p>
Here we use h2 assuming that section A is the outermost level. If it is
placed in an inner level, you'll have to use h3, h4, etc. depending on
where the section is. In general, it is the section level plus one. It
is rather tedious, however, to scan the section level everytime. If you
rewrite the example above as shown below, this will be automatic:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[section A]
[heading X]
[heading Y]
[heading Z]
[endsect]
</pre>
<p>
They work well regardless where you place them. You can rearrange sections
at will without any extra work to ensure correct heading levels. In fact,
with <span class="emphasis"><em>section</em></span> and <span class="emphasis"><em>heading</em></span>, you
have all you need. <span class="emphasis"><em>h1</em></span>..<span class="emphasis"><em>h6</em></span> becomes
redundant. <span class="emphasis"><em>h1</em></span>..<span class="emphasis"><em>h6</em></span> might be deprecated
in the future.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.macros"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.macros" title="Macros">Macros</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[def macro_identifier some text]
</pre>
<p>
When a macro is defined, the identifier replaces the text anywhere in the
file, in paragraphs, in markups, etc. macro_identifier is a string of non-
white space characters except ']'. A macro may not follow an alphabetic
character or the underscore. The replacement text can be any phrase (even
marked up). Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[def sf_logo [$http://sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=28447&amp;type=1]]
sf_logo
</pre>
<p>
Now everywhere the sf_logo is placed, the picture will be inlined.
</p>
<p>
<span class="inlinemediaobject"></span>
</p>
<div class="tip"><table border="0" summary="Tip">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Tip]" src="../../../doc/src/images/tip.png"></td>
<th align="left">Tip</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
It's a good idea to use macro identifiers that are distinguishable. For
instance, in this document, macro identifiers have two leading and trailing
underscores (e.g. <code class="literal">__spirit__</code>). The reason is to avoid unwanted
macro replacement.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<p>
Links (URLS) and images are good candidates for macros. <span class="bold"><strong>1</strong></span>)
They tend to change a lot. It is a good idea to place all links and images
in one place near the top to make it easy to make changes. <span class="bold"><strong>2</strong></span>)
The syntax is not pretty. It's easier to read and write, e.g. <code class="literal">__spirit__</code>
than <code class="literal">[@http://spirit.sourceforge.net Spirit]</code>.
</p>
<p>
Some more examples:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[def :-) [$theme/smiley.png]]
[def __spirit__ [@http://spirit.sourceforge.net Spirit]]
</pre>
<p>
(See <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.images" title="Images">Images</a> and
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase.links" title="Links">Links</a>)
</p>
<p>
Invoking these macros:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">Hi __spirit__ :-)
</pre>
<p>
will generate this:
</p>
<p>
Hi <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../src/images/smiley.png" alt="smiley"></span>
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.predefined_macros"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.predefined_macros" title="Predefined Macros">Predefined
Macros</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Quickbook has some predefined macros that you can already use.
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.predefined_macros.predefined_macros"></a><p class="title"><b>Table&#160;31.3.&#160;Predefined Macros</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Predefined Macros">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>
<p>
Macro
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
Meaning
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
Example
</p>
</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
__DATE__
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
Today's date
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
2010-Nov-10
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
__TIME__
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
The current time
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
12:46:05 AM
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
__FILENAME__
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
Quickbook source filename
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
/Users/daniel/boost/release/boost-release/tools/quickbook/doc/quickbook.qbk
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break">
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.templates"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates" title="Templates">Templates</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
Templates provide a more versatile text substitution mechanism. Templates
come in handy when you need to create parameterizable, multi-line, boilerplate
text that you specify once and expand many times. Templates accept one
or more arguments. These arguments act like place-holders for text replacement.
Unlike simple macros, which are limited to phrase level markup, templates
can contain block level markup (e.g. paragraphs, code blocks and tables).
</p>
<p>
Example template:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template person[name age what]
Hi, my name is [name]. I am [age] years old. I am a [what].
]
</pre>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_identifier"></a><h6>
<a name="id3243093"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_identifier">Template
Identifier</a>
</h6>
<p>
Template identifiers can either consist of:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
An initial alphabetic character or the underscore, followed by zero
or more alphanumeric characters or the underscore. This is similar
to your typical C/C++ identifier.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
A single character punctuation (a non-alphanumeric printable character)
</li>
</ul></div>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.templates.formal_template_arguments"></a><h6>
<a name="id3243141"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.formal_template_arguments">Formal
Template Arguments</a>
</h6>
<p>
Template formal arguments are identifiers consisting of an initial alphabetic
character or the underscore, followed by zero or more alphanumeric characters
or the underscore. This is similar to your typical C/C++ identifier.
</p>
<p>
A template formal argument temporarily hides a template of the same name
at the point where the <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_expansion">template
is expanded</a>. Note that the body of the <code class="literal">person</code>
template above refers to <code class="literal">name</code> <code class="literal">age</code>
and <code class="literal">what</code> as <code class="literal">[name]</code> <code class="literal">[age]</code>
and <code class="literal">[what]</code>. <code class="literal">name</code> <code class="literal">age</code>
and <code class="literal">what</code> are actually templates that exist in the duration
of the template call.
</p>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_body"></a><h6>
<a name="id3243246"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_body">Template
Body</a>
</h6>
<p>
The template body can be just about any QuickBook block or phrase. There
are actually two forms. Templates may be phrase or block level. Phrase
templates are of the form:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template sample[arg1 arg2...argN] replacement text... ]
</pre>
<p>
Block templates are of the form:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template sample[arg1 arg2...argN]
replacement text...
]
</pre>
<p>
The basic rule is as follows: if a newline immediately follows the argument
list, then it is a block template, otherwise, it is a phrase template.
Phrase templates are typically expanded as part of phrases. Like macros,
block level elements are not allowed in phrase templates.
</p>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_expansion"></a><h6>
<a name="id3243299"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_expansion">Template
Expansion</a>
</h6>
<p>
You expand a template this way:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template_identifier arg1..arg2..arg3]
</pre>
<p>
At template expansion, you supply the actual arguments. The template will
be expanded with your supplied arguments. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[person James Bond..39..Spy]
[person Santa Clause..87..Big Red Fatso]
</pre>
<p>
Which will expand to:
</p>
<p>
Hi, my name is James Bond. I am 39 years old. I am a Spy.
</p>
<p>
Hi, my name is Santa Clause. I am 87 years old. I am a Big Red Fatso.
</p>
<div class="caution"><table border="0" summary="Caution">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="../../../doc/src/images/caution.png"></td>
<th align="left">Caution</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
A word of caution: Templates are recursive. A template can call another
template or even itself, directly or indirectly. There are no control
structures in QuickBook (yet) so this will always mean infinite recursion.
QuickBook can detect this situation and report an error if recursion
exceeds a certain limit.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<p>
Each actual argument can be a word, a text fragment or just about any
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.phrase" title="Phrase Level Elements">QuickBook phrase</a>. Arguments
are separated by the double dot <code class="literal">".."</code> and terminated
by the close parenthesis.
</p>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.templates.nullary_templates"></a><h6>
<a name="id3243390"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.nullary_templates">Nullary
Templates</a>
</h6>
<p>
Nullary templates look and act like simple macros. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template alpha[]'''&amp;#945;''']
[template beta[]'''&amp;#946;''']
</pre>
<p>
Expanding:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">Some squigles...[*[alpha][beta]]</pre>
<p>
We have:
</p>
<p>
Some squiggles...<span class="bold"><strong>&#945;&#946;</strong></span>
</p>
<p>
The difference with macros are
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
The explicit <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_expansion">template
expansion syntax</a>. This is an advantage because, now, we don't
have to use obscure naming conventions like double underscores (e.g.
__alpha__) to avoid unwanted macro replacement.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
The template is expanded at the point where it is invoked. A macro
is expanded immediately at its point of declaration. This is subtle
and can cause a slight difference in behavior especially if you refer
to other macros and templates in the body.
</li>
</ul></div>
<p>
The empty brackets after the template identifier (<code class="literal">alpha[]</code>)
indicates no arguments. If the template body does not look like a template
argument list, we can elide the empty brackets. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template aristotle_quote Aristotle: [*['Education is the best provision
for the journey to old age.]]]
</pre>
<p>
Expanding:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">Here's a quote from [aristotle_quote].
</pre>
<p>
We have:
</p>
<p>
Here's a quote from Aristotle: <span class="bold"><strong><span class="emphasis"><em>Education
is the best provision for the journey to old age.</em></span></strong></span>.
</p>
<p>
The disadvantage is that you can't avoid the space between the template
identifier, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">aristotle_quote</span></code>,
and the template body "Aristotle...". This space will be part
of the template body. If that space is unwanted, use empty brackets or
use the space escape: "<code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">\</span> </code>".
Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template tag\ _tag]
</pre>
<p>
Then expanding:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">`struct` x[tag];
</pre>
<p>
We have:
</p>
<p>
<code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">struct</span></code> x_tag;
</p>
<p>
You have a couple of ways to do it. I personally prefer the explicit empty
brackets, though.
</p>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.templates.simple_arguments"></a><h6>
<a name="id3243597"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.simple_arguments">Simple
Arguments</a>
</h6>
<p>
As mentioned, arguments are separated by the double dot <code class="literal">".."</code>.
Alternatively, if the double dot isn't used and more than one argument
is expected, QuickBook uses whitespace to separate the arguments, following
this logic:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
Break the last argument into two, at the first space found (<code class="literal">'',
'\n', \t' or '\r'</code>).
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Repeat until there are enough arguments or if there are no more spaces
found (in which case, an error is reported).
</li>
</ul></div>
<p>
For example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template simple[a b c d] [a][b][c][d]]
[simple w x y z]
</pre>
<p>
will produce:
</p>
<p>
wxyz
</p>
<p>
"w x y z" is initially treated as a single argument because we
didn't supply any <code class="literal">".."</code> separators. However,
since <code class="literal">simple</code> expects 4 arguments, "w x y z"
is broken down iteratively (applying the logic above) until we have "w",
"x", "y" and "z".
</p>
<p>
QuickBook only tries to get the arguments it needs. For example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[simple w x y z trail]
</pre>
<p>
will produce:
</p>
<p>
wxyz trail
</p>
<p>
The arguments being: "w", "x", "y" and "z
trail".
</p>
<div class="caution"><table border="0" summary="Caution">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Caution]" src="../../../doc/src/images/caution.png"></td>
<th align="left">Caution</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
The behavior described here is for QuickBook 1.5. In older versions you
could use both the double dot and whitespace as separators in the same
template call. If your document is marked up as an older version, it
will use the old behavior, which is described in the <a href="http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_40_0/doc/html/quickbook/syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.simple_arguments" target="_top">QuickBook
1.4 documentation</a>.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.templates.punctuation_templates"></a><h6>
<a name="id3243740"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.punctuation_templates">Punctuation
Templates</a>
</h6>
<p>
With templates, one of our objectives is to allow us to rewrite QuickBook
in QuickBook (as a qbk library). For that to happen, we need to accommodate
single character punctuation templates which are fairly common in QuickBook.
You might have noticed that single character punctuations are allowed as
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.templates.template_identifier">template
identifiers</a>. Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[template ![bar] &lt;hey&gt;[bar]&lt;/hey&gt;]
</pre>
<p>
Now, expanding this:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[!baz]
</pre>
<p>
We will have:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">&lt;hey&gt;baz&lt;/hey&gt;
</pre>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.blurbs"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.blurbs" title="Blurbs">Blurbs</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[blurb :-) [*An eye catching advertisement or note...]
__spirit__ is an object-oriented recursive-descent parser generator framework
implemented using template meta-programming techniques. Expression templates
allow us to approximate the syntax of Extended Backus-Normal Form (EBNF)
completely in C++.
]
</pre>
<p>
will generate this:
</p>
<div class="sidebar">
<p class="title"><b></b></p>
<p>
<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../../src/images/smiley.png" alt="smiley"></span> <span class="bold"><strong>An eye catching advertisement
or note...</strong></span>
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> is an object-oriented
recursive-descent parser generator framework implemented using template
meta-programming techniques. Expression templates allow us to approximate
the syntax of Extended Backus-Normal Form (EBNF) completely in C++.
</p>
</div>
<div class="note"><table border="0" summary="Note">
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="../../../doc/src/images/note.png"></td>
<th align="left">Note</th>
</tr>
<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p>
Prefer <a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.admonitions" title="Admonitions">admonitions</a>
wherever appropriate.
</p></td></tr>
</table></div>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.tables"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.tables" title="Tables">Tables</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[table:id A Simple Table
[[Heading 1] [Heading 2] [Heading 3]]
[[R0-C0] [R0-C1] [R0-C2]]
[[R1-C0] [R1-C1] [R1-C2]]
[[R2-C0] [R2-C1] [R2-C2]]
]
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.tables.id"></a><p class="title"><b>Table&#160;31.4.&#160;A Simple Table</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="A Simple Table">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>
<p>
Heading 1
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
Heading 2
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
Heading 3
</p>
</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
R0-C0
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
R0-C1
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
R0-C2
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
R1-C0
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
R1-C1
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
R1-C2
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
R2-C0
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
R2-C1
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
R2-C2
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break"><p>
The table title is optional. The first row of the table is automatically
treated as the table header; that is, it is wrapped in <code class="literal">&lt;thead&gt;...&lt;/thead&gt;</code>
XML tags. Note that unlike the original QuickDoc, the columns are nested
in [cells... ].
</p>
<p>
Giving tables an id is a new feature for quickbook 1.5 onwards. As with
sections, the id is optional. If the table has a title but no id, an id
will be generated from the title. The table above can be linked to using:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[link quickbook.syntax.block.tables.id link to table]
</pre>
<p>
which will generate:
</p>
<p>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.tables.id" title="Table&#160;31.4.&#160;A Simple Table">link to table</a>
</p>
<p>
The syntax is free-format and allows big cells to be formatted nicely.
Example:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[table Table with fat cells
[[Heading 1] [Heading 2]]
[
[Row 0, Col 0: a small cell]
[
Row 0, Col 1: a big fat cell with paragraphs
Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
We emphasize libraries that work well with the C++ Standard Library.
Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable across
a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both
commercial and non-commercial use.
]
]
[
[Row 1, Col 0: a small cell]
[Row 1, Col 1: a small cell]
]
]
</pre>
<p>
and thus:
</p>
<div class="table">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.tables.table_with_fat_cells"></a><p class="title"><b>Table&#160;31.5.&#160;Table with fat cells</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Table with fat cells">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>
<p>
Heading 1
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
Heading 2
</p>
</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
Row 0, Col 0: a small cell
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
Row 0, Col 1: a big fat cell with paragraphs
</p>
<p>
Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
We emphasize libraries that work well with the C++ Standard Library.
Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable
across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages
both commercial and non-commercial use.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p>
Row 1, Col 0: a small cell
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
Row 1, Col 1: a small cell
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break"><p>
Here's how to have preformatted blocks of code in a table cell:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[table Table with code
[[Comment] [Code]]
[
[My first program]
[``
#include &lt;iostream&gt;
int main()
{
std::cout &lt;&lt; "Hello, World!" &lt;&lt; std::endl;
return 0;
}
``]
]
]
</pre>
<div class="table">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.tables.table_with_code"></a><p class="title"><b>Table&#160;31.6.&#160;Table with code</b></p>
<div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Table with code">
<colgroup>
<col>
<col>
</colgroup>
<thead><tr>
<th>
<p>
Comment
</p>
</th>
<th>
<p>
Code
</p>
</th>
</tr></thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td>
<p>
My first program
</p>
</td>
<td>
<p>
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="string">"Hello, World!"</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
</p>
</td>
</tr></tbody>
</table></div>
</div>
<br class="table-break">
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.variable_lists"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.variable_lists" title="Variable Lists">Variable Lists</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<pre class="programlisting">[variablelist A Variable List
[[term 1] [The definition of term 1]]
[[term 2] [The definition of term 2]]
[[term 3] [
The definition of term 3.
Definitions may contain paragraphs.
]]
]
</pre>
<p>
will generate:
</p>
<div class="variablelist">
<p class="title"><b>A Variable List</b></p>
<dl>
<dt><span class="term">term 1</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The definition of term 1
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">term 2</span></dt>
<dd><p>
The definition of term 2
</p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">term 3</span></dt>
<dd>
<p>
The definition of term 3.
</p>
<p>
Definitions may contain paragraphs.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
</div>
<p>
The rules for variable lists are the same as for tables, except that only
2 "columns" are allowed. The first column contains the terms,
and the second column contains the definitions. Those familiar with HTML
will recognize this as a "definition list".
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.include"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.include" title="Include">Include</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
You can include one QuickBook file from another. The syntax is simply:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[include someother.qbk]
</pre>
<p>
The included file will be processed as if it had been cut and pasted into
the current document, with the following exceptions:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
The __FILENAME__ predefined macro will reflect the name of the file currently being
processed.
</li>
<li class="listitem">
Any macros defined in the included file are scoped to that file.
</li>
</ul></div>
<p>
The <code class="literal">[include]</code> directive lets you specify a document
id to use for the included file. When this id is not explicitly specified,
the id defaults to the filename ("someother", in the example
above). You can specify the id like this:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[include:someid someother.qbk]
</pre>
<p>
All auto-generated anchors will use the document id as a unique prefix.
So for instance, if there is a top section in someother.qbk named "Intro",
the named anchor for that section will be "someid.intro", and
you can link to it with <code class="literal">[link someid.intro The Intro]</code>.
</p>
</div>
<div class="section">
<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.import"></a><a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.import" title="Import">Import</a>
</h4></div></div></div>
<p>
When documenting code, you'd surely need to present code from actual source
files. While it is possible to copy some code and paste them in your QuickBook
file, doing so is error prone and the extracted code in the documentation
tends to get out of sync with the actual code as the code evolves. The
problem, as always, is that once documentation is written, the tendency
is for the docs to languish in the archives without maintenance.
</p>
<p>
QuickBook's import facility provides a nice solution.
</p>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.import.example"></a><h6>
<a name="id3244586"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.import.example">Example</a>
</h6>
<p>
You can effortlessly import code snippets from source code into your QuickBook.
The following illustrates how this is done:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[import ../test/stub.cpp]
[foo]
[bar]
</pre>
<p>
The first line:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[import ../test/stub.cpp]
</pre>
<p>
collects specially marked-up code snippets from <a href="../../../tools/quickbook/test/stub.cpp" target="_top">stub.cpp</a>
and places them in your QuickBook file as virtual templates. Each of the
specially marked-up code snippets has a name (e.g. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">foo</span></code>
and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">bar</span></code> in the example
above). This shall be the template identifier for that particular code
snippet. The second and third line above does the actual template expansion:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting">[foo]
[bar]
</pre>
<p>
And the result is:
</p>
<p>
This is the <span class="bold"><strong><span class="emphasis"><em>foo</em></span></strong></span> function.
</p>
<p>
This description can have paragraphs...
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc">
<li class="listitem">
lists
</li>
<li class="listitem">
etc.
</li>
</ul></div>
<p>
And any quickbook block markup.
</p>
<p>
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// return 'em, foo man!
</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="string">"foo"</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
</p>
<p>
This is the <span class="bold"><strong><span class="emphasis"><em>bar</em></span></strong></span> function
</p>
<p>
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">bar</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="comment">// return 'em, bar man!
</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="string">"bar"</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span></pre>
<p>
</p>
<p>
Some trailing text here
</p>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.import.code_snippet_markup"></a><h6>
<a name="id3244849"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.import.code_snippet_markup">Code
Snippet Markup</a>
</h6>
<p>
Note how the code snippets in <a href="../../../tools/quickbook/test/stub.cpp" target="_top">stub.cpp</a>
get marked up. We use distinguishable comments following the form:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">//[id
</span><span class="identifier">some</span> <span class="identifier">code</span> <span class="identifier">here</span>
<span class="comment">//]
</span></pre>
<p>
The first comment line above initiates a named code-snippet. This prefix
will not be visible in quickbook. The entire code-snippet in between <code class="computeroutput"><span class="comment">//[id</span></code> and <code class="computeroutput"><span class="comment">//]</span></code>
will be inserted as a template in quickbook with name <span class="emphasis"><em><span class="emphasis"><em>id</em></span></em></span>.
The comment <code class="computeroutput"><span class="comment">//]</span></code> ends a code-snippet
This too will not be visible in quickbook.
</p>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.import.special_comments"></a><h6>
<a name="id3244954"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.import.special_comments">Special
Comments</a>
</h6>
<p>
Special comments of the form:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">//` some [*quickbook] markup here
</span></pre>
<p>
and:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">/*` some [*quickbook] markup here */</span>
</pre>
<p>
will be parsed by QuickBook. This can contain quickbook <span class="emphasis"><em>blocks</em></span>
(e.g. sections, paragraphs, tables, etc). In the first case, the initial
slash-slash, tick and white-space shall be ignored. In the second, the
initial slash-star-tick and the final star-slash shall be ignored.
</p>
<p>
Special comments of the form:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">/*&lt;- this C++ comment will be ignored -&gt;*/</span>
</pre>
<p>
or
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">/*&lt;-*/</span> <span class="string">"this c++ code will be ignored"</span> <span class="comment">/*-&gt;*/</span>
</pre>
<p>
or
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">//&lt;-
</span><span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">some_member</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">//-&gt;
</span></pre>
<p>
can be used to inhibit code from passing through to quickbook. All text
between the delimeters will simply be ignored.
</p>
<a name="quickbook.syntax.block.import.callouts"></a><h6>
<a name="id3245104"></a>
<a class="link" href="syntax.html#quickbook.syntax.block.import.callouts">Callouts</a>
</h6>
<p>
Special comments of the form:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">/*&lt; some [*quickbook] markup here &gt;*/</span>
</pre>
<p>
will be regarded as callouts. These will be collected, numbered and rendered
as a "callout bug" (a small icon with a number). After the whole
snippet is parsed, the callout list is generated. See <a href="http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/callout.html" target="_top">Callouts</a>
for details. Example:
</p>
<p>
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">foo_bar</span><span class="special">()</span> <a class="co" name="quickbook0co" href="syntax.html#quickbook0"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="string">"foo-bar"</span><span class="special">;</span> <a class="co" name="quickbook1co" href="syntax.html#quickbook1"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/2.png" alt="2" border="0"></a>
<span class="special">}</span>
</pre>
<p>
</p>
<div class="calloutlist"><table border="0" summary="Callout list">
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="quickbook0"></a><a href="#quickbook0co"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a> </p></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><p>
The <span class="emphasis"><em>Mythical</em></span> FooBar. See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar" target="_top">Foobar
for details</a>
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="quickbook1"></a><a href="#quickbook1co"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/2.png" alt="2" border="0"></a> </p></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><p>
return 'em, foo-bar man!
</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p>
This is the actual code:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">//[ foo_bar
</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">foo_bar</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="comment">/*&lt; The /Mythical/ FooBar.
See [@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar Foobar for details] &gt;*/</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="string">"foo-bar"</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">/*&lt; return 'em, foo-bar man! &gt;*/</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="comment">//]
</span></pre>
<p>
The callouts bugs are placed exactly where the special callout comment
is situated. It can be anywhere in the code. The bugs can be rather obtrusive,
however. They get in the way of the clarity of the code. Another special
callout comment style is available:
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="comment">/*&lt;&lt; some [*quickbook] markup here &gt;&gt;*/</span>
</pre>
<p>
This is the line-oriented version of the callout. With this, the "bug"
is placed at the very left of the code block, away from the actual code.
By placing it at the far left, the code is rendered un-obscured. Example:
</p>
<p>
</p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">x</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
<a class="co" name="quickbook2co" href="syntax.html#quickbook2"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">n</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<a class="co" name="quickbook3co" href="syntax.html#quickbook3"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/2.png" alt="2" border="0"></a><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">()</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<a class="co" name="quickbook4co" href="syntax.html#quickbook4"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/3.png" alt="3" border="0"></a><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">n</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<a class="co" name="quickbook5co" href="syntax.html#quickbook5"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/4.png" alt="4" border="0"></a><span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">n_</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
<span class="identifier">n</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">n_</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
<span class="special">};</span>
</pre>
<p>
</p>
<div class="calloutlist"><table border="0" summary="Callout list">
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="quickbook2"></a><a href="#quickbook2co"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/1.png" alt="1" border="0"></a> </p></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><p>
Constructor
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="quickbook3"></a><a href="#quickbook3co"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/2.png" alt="2" border="0"></a> </p></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><p>
Destructor
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="quickbook4"></a><a href="#quickbook4co"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/3.png" alt="3" border="0"></a> </p></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><p>
Get the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">n</span></code> member variable
</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="5%" valign="top" align="left"><p><a name="quickbook5"></a><a href="#quickbook5co"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/callouts/4.png" alt="4" border="0"></a> </p></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><p>
Set the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">n</span></code> member variable
</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p>
See the actual code here: <a href="../../../tools/quickbook/test/stub.cpp" target="_top">boost:/tools/quickbook/test/stub.cpp</a>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="footnotes">
<br><hr width="100" align="left">
<div class="footnote"><p><sup>[<a name="ftn.id3238824" href="#id3238824" class="para">6</a>] </sup>
Thanks to David Barrett, author of <a href="http://quinthar.com/qwikiwiki/index.php?page=Home" target="_top">Qwiki</a>,
for sharing these samples and teaching me these obscure formatting rules.
I wasn't sure at all if <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a>,
being more or less a formal EBNF parser, can handle the context sensitivity
and ambiguity.
</p></div>
<div class="footnote"><p><sup>[<a name="ftn.id3240728" href="#id3240728" class="para">7</a>] </sup>
A sample footnote
</p></div>
<div class="footnote"><p><sup>[<a name="ftn.id3240872" href="#id3240872" class="para">8</a>] </sup>
Conditional Generation makes quickbook turing complete.
</p></div>
</div>
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