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Fb:explanation

Description

Renders a standard Facebook explanation message. The content contained within the <fb:explanation> tags is

used as the explanation text.

Attributes

Required Name Type Description

required message

string

The heading text to display in the explanation box. Alternately, you can

specify the heading text using an fb:message child.

optional decoration

string

Customize the appearance of the explanation by choosing from two styles:

no_padding - Removes the 20 pixels of padding that surrounds the explanation

by default.

shorten - Removes the 20 pixels of padding from the bottom of the

explanation.

Examples

<fb:explanation message="Explanation message" />

<fb:explanation>

<fb:message>Explanation message</fb:message>

This is the explanation message text.

</fb:explanation>

Notes

The explanation must contain at least one fb:message child or the message attribute as the heading text.