Oracle WebServer User's Guide

List Tags

There are three basic lists in HTML:

ordered These lists have numbered items.
unordered These lists have bullets to mark each item.
definition These lists alternate a term with its definition

You can create nested lists with indents using the ordered or unordered tags. Simply place a second list (complete with its own start and end tags) within the first lists enclosing tags. Whether the nested list uses the same markers (numbers or bullets,) depends on the browser; some track the number of nests you use and change the markers of each successive nesting to blocks or other symbols. See the following example in the section "Nested Lists".

Ordered Lists

In an ordered list, the browser automatically inserts numbers. Therefore, if you insert or delete an item in your ordered list, the numbers will reflect the change automatically.

An ordered list begins with <OL> and ends with </OL>. The individual list items are started with the <LI> tag. The following is an example of an ordered list:

<OL>
<LI>Gordie Howe
<LI>Rocket Richard
<LI>Howie Morenz
</OL>

Unordered Lists

In an unordered list the browser typically uses bullets or dashes to indicate the items in your list. (Each browser has its own way of indicating an unordered list)

An unordered list begins with <UL> and ends with </UL>. The following is an example of an unordered list:

<UL>
<LI>Gordie Howe
<LI>Rocket Richard
<LI>Howie Morenz
</UL>

Nested Lists

Here is an example of how to nest a list within another:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>All the Hockey Greats</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Hockey Greats before Expansion</H1>
<H2>The Original Six Teams</H2>
This section deals with all of the hockey legends before the expansion.<P>
<UL>
<LI>Gordie Howe
<LI>Rocket Richard
<LI>Howie Morenz
<UL>
<LI>great player
<LI>good stickhandler
</UL>
<LI>Bobby Orr
</UL>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Here's what the example would look like:

Hockey Greats before Expansion

The Original Six Teams

This section deals with all of the hockey legends before the expansion.

Gordie Howe

Rocket Richard

Howie Morenz

great player

good stickhandler

Bobby Orr

Note: When you create nested lists using HTML, you do not need to indent the nested HTML components. You may wish to do so for clarity, however.

Definition Lists

The definition list tags <DL>...<D/DL> enclose both the defined term (identified with the <DT> tag), and the definition of that term (identified with the <DD> tag). Most browsers format the definition on a separate line from the term. The following is an example of a definition list:

<DL>
<DT>Slapshot:
<DD>A shot used to drill the goalie at speeds up to 100 mph.
<DT>Wristshot:
<DD>A shot used to scare the goalie after the slapshot.
</DL>

The output looks like this:

Slapshot: A shot used to drill the goalie at speeds up to 100 mph.

Wristshot: A shot used to scare the goalie after the slapshot.

ordered	These lists have numbered items.
unordered	These lists have bullets to mark each item.
definition	These lists alternate a term with its definition