# annotated style, trailing period

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/annotated-style-trailing-period/236>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [October 20, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/annotated-style-trailing-period/236 "2006-10-20T17:28:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/annotated-style-trailing-period/236/1 "2006-10-20T17:28:09Z")

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I just added an annotated style (based on APA) to the repo, but came  
across a little problem.

```
       <type name="book">
         <author/>
         <date prefix=" (" suffix=").">
           <year/>
         </date>
         <group suffix=".">
           <titles font-style="italic" prefix=" "/>
           <group prefix=" (" suffix=")" delimiter=", ">
             <editor/>
             <translator/>
           </group>
         </group>
         <publisher prefix=" "/>
         <access prefix=" "/>
         <annote/>
       </type>

```

So the schema says that the annote field should be rendered as a  
block. That’s fine, but what about the trailing period? We’ve not  
explicitly defined that. Do we say in the text of documentation how  
to handle this? If we make it explicit, then it means wrapping all  
but the last field in a group element, and giving that a suffix value  
of “.”

So normal case would be:

… and annoted case would be:

Bruce