narrative ========= ``iati-activities/iati-activity/activity-date/narrative`` This is the reference page for the XML element ``narrative``. .. index:: single: narrative Definition ~~~~~~~~~~ The free text name or description of the item being described. This can be repeated in multiple languages. Rules ~~~~~ The text in this element must be of type xsd:string. This element may occur any number of times. Attributes ~~~~~~~~~~ .. _iati-activities/iati-activity/activity-date/narrative/.xml:lang: @xml:lang A code specifying the language of text in this element. It is recommended that wherever possible only codes from ISO 639-1 are used. If not present, the default language is assumed. This value should be on the :doc:`Language codelist `. Example Usage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The ``narrative`` child element can be used to declare freetext for the ``activity-date`` element. | Note: In this example, free text ``narrative`` has been included with the just one ``activity-date`` element. This is entirely optional, and best applied when such text can add additional clarification to the ``activity-date``. .. literalinclude:: ../../../activity-standard-example-annotated.xml :language: xml :start-after: :end-before: | The ``narrative`` element can be repeated for any language additional to the default language set in ``iati-activity``, by using the ``@xml:lang`` attribute. | One example illustrated below: .. literalinclude:: ../../../activity-standard-example-annotated.xml :language: xml :start-after: :end-before: Changelog ~~~~~~~~~ 2.01 ^^^^ | The ``narrative`` element was introduced in 2.01. Developer tools ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find the source of this documentation on github: * `Schema `_ * `Extra Documentation `_