narrative
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``iati-activities/iati-activity/result/indicator/baseline/comment/narrative``
This is the reference page for the XML element ``narrative``.
.. index::
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Definition
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The free text name or description of the item being described. This can
be repeated in multiple languages.
Rules
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The text in this element must be of type xsd:string.
This element must occur at least once (within each parent element).
Attributes
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.. _iati-activities/iati-activity/result/indicator/baseline/comment/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
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The ``narrative`` child element can be used to declare freetext for the ``comment`` of a ``baseline``.
.. code-block:: xml
Baseline comment text
Baseline comment texte
The ``narrative`` element can be repeated for any language additional to the default language set in ``iati-activity``, by using the ``@xml:lang`` attribute:
.. code-block:: xml
Baseline comment text
Baseline comment texte
Changelog
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2.01
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| The ``narrative`` element was introduced in 2.01.
Developer tools
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Find the source of this documentation on github:
* `Schema `_
* `Extra Documentation `_