This element specifies the beginning, or opening, delimiter character. Mathematical delimiters are enclosing characters such as parentheses, brackets, and braces. If this element is omitted, the default begChr is '('. [Example: In the following example, uses { and } as its enclosing characters:

<m:dPr>
<m:begChr m:val="{"/>
<m:endChr m:val="}"/>
</m:dPr>

end example]

Parent Elements

dPr (§7.1.2.31)

Attributes

Description

val (value)

Specifies the character used by the parent element. When it is omitted, the parent uses its assigned default. [Example: delimiter object {a}:

<m:dPr>
<m:begChr m:val="{"/>
<m:endChr m:val="}"/>
</m:dPr>

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_Char simple type (§7.1.3.3).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

</complexType>