24.5.10 Opening DITA ancestor elements

To get a block element in the correct position in a hierarchy, you might have to force the opening of interpolated ancestor elements first; or, in some cases, specify elements that must be opened after the current element ends.

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§24.5.10.1 Starting ancestor elements before the current block

§24.5.10.2 Starting a new hierarchy after the current block

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Parent Topic:  24.5 Nesting DITA block elements

Sibling Topics:

24.5.1 Understanding how DITA2Go determines element nesting

24.5.2 Designating DITA ancestor elements

24.5.3 Fixing up interpolated ancestries

24.5.4 Deciding when to fully specify ancestry

24.5.5 Specifying alternate ancestries for the same element

24.5.6 Avoiding invalid ancestries

24.5.7 Specifying first-child status for nested elements

24.5.8 Configuring nested lists

24.5.9 Closing DITA ancestor elements

24.5.11 Configuring multi-paragraph list items

24.5.12 Specifying DITA element levels