OL

Description

It is used to present a numbered list of items, sorted by sequence or order of importance and is typically rendered as a numbered list.

Syntax

<OL
CLASS=classname
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
START=n
STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
TYPE=1 | a | A | i | I
event = script
>

Parameter

Description

CLASS

Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag.

ID

An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position.

LANG

An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter.

LANGUAGE

Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT-- The scripting language is written in JavaScript.
VBS, VBSCRIPT-- The scripting language is written in VBScript.

START

Specifies the starting number for a list.

STYLE

Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag.

TITLE

Used to provide advisory information.

TYPE

Changes the style of the list.
1-- List items are numbered.
a --List items are labeled with lowercase letters.
A--List items are labeled with uppercase letters.
i-- List items are labeled with lowercase roman numerals.
I-- List items are labeled with uppercase roman numerals.

event

Can be one or more of these events:
onclick
ondblclick
ondragstart
onhelp
onkeydown
onkeypress
onkeyup
onmousedown
onmousemove
onmouseout
onmouseover
onmouseup
onselectstart

Example

<OL>
<LI>Sothink HTML Editor is free.
<LI>Sothink HTML Editor is a web page editor.
<LI>Sothink HTML Editor can be download.
</OL>

would render as

  1. Sothink HTML Editor is free.
  2. Sothink HTML Editor is a web page editor
  3. Sothink HTML Editor can be download .

Remarks

This element is a block element. Both the start and end tags are required.

Related Topics

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