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<mdash/>

Renders an em-dash (—) character

<mdash/> is a Paragraph Markup component.

Attributes and Properties

Attributes for <mdash>

Common to all components (9)
copy

reference. Create an independent copy of another component by reference. Enter a references a $name.

disabled

boolean. Default value: false. Whether this component is disabled and cannot be interacted with.

extend

reference. Extend another component by reference, inheriting its children and attributes. Enter a reference as $name.

fixed

boolean. Default value: false. Whether this component's value is fixed and cannot be modified.

fixLocation

boolean. Default value: false. Whether this component's location is fixed (preventing it from being moved while still allowing other modifications).

hide

boolean. Default value: false. Whether to hide this component from the rendered output.

isResponse

boolean. Default value: false. Whether this component is treated as a response for the purposes of assessment.

name

text. The name used to reference this component from elsewhere in the document.

styleNumber

integer. Default value: 1. The style number used to select this component's visual styling from the available style definitions.

Properties for <mdash name="m">

Other (5)
$m.disabled

boolean. Whether this component is disabled and cannot be interacted with.

$m.fixed

boolean. Whether this component's value is fixed and cannot be modified.

$m.fixLocation

boolean. Whether this component's location is fixed (preventing it from being moved while still allowing other modifications).

$m.hidden

boolean. Whether this component is hidden from the rendered output.

$m.text

text. The unicode character rendered by this component.

Common to all components (4)
$m.doenetML

text. The DoenetML source code that produced this component.

$m.hide

boolean. Whether to hide this component from the rendered output.

$m.isResponse

boolean. Whether this component is treated as a response for the purposes of assessment.

$m.styleNumber

integer. The style number used to select this component's visual styling from the available style definitions.

Examples

Example: <mdash/> in a paragraph

An em-dash is typically used to set off a parenthetical phrase or to mark an abrupt change in thought.

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