olNN 6 IE 4 DOM 1  

  

The ol object reflects the ol element.

 
HTML Equivalent
 
<ol>
 
Object Model Reference
 
[window.]document.getElementById("elementID")
 
Object-Specific Properties
 
compactstarttype
 
Object-Specific Methods

None.

 
Object-Specific Event Handler Properties

None.

compactNN 6 IE 4 DOM 1  

Read/Write  

When set to true, the compact property should instruct the browser to render items in the list in a more compact format. This property has no effect in mainstream browsers.

 
Example
 
document.getElementById("myOL").compact = true;
 
Value

Boolean value: true | false.

 
Default

false

startNN 6 IE 4 DOM 1  

Read/Write  

Indicates the starting number for the sequence of items in the ol element. This is convenient when a sequence of items must be disturbed by running body text. While the value is a number, the corresponding Arabic numeral, Roman numeral, or alphabet letter renders the value. When no value is set as an attribute, Netscape 6 defaults the property value to -1.

 
Example
 
document.getElementById("sublist2").start = 6;
 
Value

Integer.

 
Default

1 (IE); -1 (Netscape 6).

typeNN 6 IE 4 DOM 1  

Read/Write  

Indicates the manner in which the leading numbers or letters of items in the list are displayed.

 
Example
 
document.getElementById("instruxList").type = "a";
 
Value

Possible values are: A | a | I | i | 1. Sequencing is performed automatically as shown in the following table.

 
TypeExample
AA, B, C, ...
aa, b, c, ...
II, II, III, ...
ii, ii, iii, ...
11, 2, 3, ...
 
Default

None specified, although behavior is that of 1.