All section types are blocks of text in a document. However, sections can differ in the way that they are delimited and the way that they are recorded in the index. Sections can be one of the following types:
Attribute Section (for XML documents)
Special Sections (sentence or paragraphs)
Table 8-2 shows which section types may be used with each kind of section group.
Table 8-2 Section Types and Section Groups
| Section Group | ZONE | FIELD | STOP | MDATA | NDATA | SDATA | ATTRIBUTE | SPECIAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NULL |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
|
BASIC |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
|
HTML |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
|
XML |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
|
NEWS |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
|
AUTO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
PATH |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |