# Elementname: `Pagetype`

## Description

Define a master page. A master page is chosen depending on the criterium given with the attribute »test«.

Allowed attributes: name, test

Child elements: AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, ForAll, Grid, Margin, PositioningArea

Parent elements: AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, Contents, Include, Layout, Record, SavePages

### Attributes

name (text)

  Name of the master page. It is for informational purpose and as a selection for NewPage.

test (XPath Expression)

  If this xpath expression evaluates to true, this page is taken as a master page.

### Remarks

The contents of the element at AtPageCreation is executed, as soon as something will be placed on the page. The commands inside AtPageShipout are executed when switching to a new page.

Whe creating a new page, all page tyes are tried in reversed order. That means that the later defined master pages have a higher priority. This is important if more than one test in a pagetype defintion evaluates to true.

## Example

    <Pagetype name="right page" test=" sd:odd( sd:current-page() ) "/>

    <Pagetype name="left page" test=" sd:even( sd:current-page() ) "/>

    <Pagetype name="main part right" test=" sd:odd( sd:current-page() ) and $chapter='main' "/>

    <Pagetype name="right page" test="sd:odd( sd:current-page() )">
      <Margin left="1cm" right="1cm" top="1cm" bottom="1cm"/>
      <PositioningArea name="frame1">
        <PositioningFrame width="12" height="30" column="2" row="2"/>
        <PositioningFrame width="12" height="30" column="16" row="2"/>
      </PositioningArea>
      <AtPageCreation>
        <PlaceObject column="1">
          <!-- header -->
        </PlaceObject>
      </AtPageCreation>
      <AtPageShipout>
        <PlaceObject column="1">
          <!-- footer -->
        </PlaceObject>
      </AtPageShipout>
    </Pagetype>

## See also

XPath expressions, AtPageCreation, AtPageShipout, PositioningArea, NewPage

# Commands

- A
- Action
- AddToList
- AtPageCreation
- AtPageShipout
- Attribute
- B
- Barcode
- Bold
- BoldItalic
- Bookmark
- Box
- Br
- Case
- Circle
- Color
- Column
- Columns
- Contents
- Copy-of
- DefineColor
- DefineFontfamily
- DefineTextformat
- Element
- EmptyLine
- Fontface
- ForAll
- Frame
- Grid
- Group
- HSpace
- Hyphenation
- I
- Image
- Include
- InsertPages
- Italic
- Layout
- Li
- LoadDataset
- LoadFontfile
- Loop
- Makeindex
- Margin
- Mark
- Message
- NewPage
- NextFrame
- NextRow
- NoBreak
- Ol
- Options
- Otherwise
- Output
- Overlay
- PDFOptions
- Pageformat
- Pagetype
- Paragraph
- PlaceObject
- Position
- PositioningArea
- PositioningFrame
- ProcessNode
- Record
- Regular
- Rule
- SaveDataset
- SavePages
- Sequence
- SetGrid
- SetVariable
- SortSequence
- Stylesheet
- Sub
- Sup
- Switch
- Table
- Tablefoot
- Tablehead
- Tablerule
- Td
- Text
- Textblock
- Tr
- Transformation
- U
- URL
- Ul
- Until
- VSpace
- Value
- While

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