---
name: "KayaDoc.describeDataMan"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/KayaDoc.describeDataMan"
---

# KayaDoc.describeDataMan(3kaya)

Describe a data type in man page format

## NAME

KayaDoc::describeDataMan - Describe a data type in man page format

## SYNOPSIS

**String describeDataMan(** *ElementTree ddata, String modname, String authors=""* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**ddata** A data type description retrieved with **KayaDoc.findEntry (3kaya)**

**modname** The current module

**authors** A string in man page format describing the authorship of the data type

## DESCRIPTION

Return a man page that describes the data type.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**KayaDoc.describeDataHTML (3kaya)**

**KayaDoc.describeExceptionMan (3kaya)**

**KayaDoc.describeFunctionMan (3kaya)**

**KayaDoc.findEntry (3kaya)**