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title: PCx86 <component> Element
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PCx86 Component
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Format
------

```xml
<component>...</component>
```

Purpose
-------

Describes a machine component. It is transformed into an outer "component" &lt;div&gt; and an inner "container" &lt;div&gt;.
See **Output** details below.

Attributes
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* *id* (optional)
	* ID of the component &lt;div&gt; that uniquely identifies the component on the page.
* *name* (optional)
	* User-friendly name to be displayed between the component &lt;div&gt; and container &lt;div&gt;.
* *class* (optional)
	* Class name for the component &lt;div&gt;.
* *width* (optional)
	* Width of the component &lt;div&gt;.
* *pos* (optional)
	* Positional value added to the style attribute of the component &lt;div&gt;. "left" is a shortcut for "float:left", "right" a shortcut for "float:right", and "center" a shortcut for "margin:0 auto".
* *border* (optional)
	* Border for the container &lt;div&gt;.
* *style* (optional)
	* Value(s), if any, used as-is for the container &lt;div&gt;.

Example
-------

```xml
<component id="ibm5150" class="pcx86" width="740px" pos="center" border="1">
    ...
</component>
```

Output
------

```html
<div id="..." class="pc-component">
    <div class="pc-container">
        ...
    </div>
</div>
```

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