<ST_StyleType> (Style Types)

This simple type specifies the possible values for the types of style definitions defined within a WordprocessingML document. WordprocessingML supports six types of style definitions:

  • Paragraph styles

  • Character styles

  • Table styles

  • Numbering styles

  • Linked styles (paragraph + character)

  • Default paragraph + character properties

Each of the first four types corresponds to a different value below, and therefore defines the type of the current style.
Note: : The last two types are unique in that they are not simply a style type: a linked style is a pairing of a character and paragraph style via the <link> element (§
2.7.3.6); and the document default properties are defined via the <docDefaults> element (§2.7.4.1). ]
example: 
<w:style w:type="paragraph" … >
  <w:name w:val="My Paragraph Style"/>
  <w:rPr>
    <w:b/>
  </w:rPr>
</w:style>

The @type attribute is of type ST_StyleType, and its value of paragraph specifies that this style definition creates a paragraph style. ]

This simple type's contents are a restriction of the XML Schema string datatype.

The following are possible enumeration values for this type:

Enumeration Value

Description

<character> (Character Style)

Specifies that the parent style definition is a character style.

<numbering> (Numbering Style)

Specifies that the parent style definition is a numbering style.

<paragraph> (Paragraph Style)

Specifies that the parent style definition is a paragraph style.

<table> (Table Style)

Specifies that the parent style definition is a table style.

Referenced By

<style@type> (§2.7.3.17)

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this simple type:

<simpleType name="ST_StyleType">
	<restriction base="xsd:string">
	<enumeration value="paragraph"/>
	<enumeration value="character"/>
	<enumeration value="table"/>
	<enumeration value="numbering"/>
	</restriction>
</simpleType>