narrative ========= ``iati-activities/iati-activity/result/indicator/period/target/document-link/description/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 must occur at least once (within each parent element). Attributes ~~~~~~~~~~ .. _iati-activities/iati-activity/result/indicator/period/target/document-link/description/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 ``description`` element. .. 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-organisation``, by using the ``@xml:lang`` attribute. | Note: This relates to the language of the text in the XML. Changelog ~~~~~~~~~ 2.03 ^^^^ | This mandatory ``narrative`` element of a ``description`` in a ``document-link`` element was `added `__. Developer tools ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Find the source of this documentation on github: * `Schema `_ * `Extra Documentation `_