ol | NN 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
compact | start | type
Object-Specific Methods
None.
Object-Specific Event Handler Properties
None.

compact | NN 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

start | NN 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).

type | NN 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.
Type | Example
A | A, B, C, ...
a | a, b, c, ...
I | I, II, III, ...
i | i, ii, iii, ...
1 | 1, 2, 3, ...
Default
None specified, although behavior is that of 1.