Description

The index key is helpful to define glossaries. Authors may sort the hits of a Display Table Macro using the index key and name.

The index key is typically the first character of the name. It may be defined by the author as a document property within the Document Properties Marker Macro to override the default. Since the value may be overridden the index key is technically a special form of an artificial property.

Resources

• Sort Key - The sort key is the primary tool for sorting documents displayed in a list or on a table. Usually the documents are sorted by name, but sometimes you want to impose a semantic order on the documents.
• Name - Every document instance requires a name that should uniquely identify it within its doctype.