narrative
=========

``iati-activities/iati-activity/title/narrative``

This is the reference page for the XML element ``narrative``. 

.. index::
  single: narrative

Definition
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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
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.. _iati-activities/iati-activity/title/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 </codelists/Language>`.



  





Example Usage
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The ``narrative`` child element can be used to declare freetext for the ``title`` parent element.

.. literalinclude:: ../../../activity-standard-example-annotated.xml
	:language: xml
	:start-after: <!--title starts-->
	:end-before: <!--title ends-->

The ``narrative`` element can be repeated for any language additional to the default language set in ``iati-activity``, by using the ``@xml:lang`` attribute:

.. literalinclude:: ../../../activity-standard-example-annotated.xml
	:language: xml
	:start-after: <!--title starts-->
	:end-before: <!--title ends-->

Note: It is recommended to provide a ``title`` in the language(s) spoken in the country(ies) where the ``iati-activity`` take place, or is aimed at.

Changelog
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2.01
^^^^
| The ``narrative`` element was introduced in 2.01.


Developer tools
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Find the source of this documentation on github:

* `Schema <https://github.com/IATI/IATI-Schemas/blob/version-2.03/iati-common.xsd#L27>`_
* `Extra Documentation <https://github.com/IATI/IATI-Extra-Documentation/blob/version-2.03/en/activity-standard/iati-activities/iati-activity/title/narrative.rst>`_