Lists

There are three types of lists: ordered, unordered and detailed. These are discussed in the following sections.

Ordered List

An ordered list has the members of its list numbered. The list members are wrapped by <OL> and </OL>. The list members themselves are preceded with <LI>. For exampe:

<OL>
<LI>first
<LI>second
<LI>third
</OL>

gives

first
second
third

Unordered List

This is used if you don't want the list members numbered. Here the list members are wrapped by <UL> and </UL>. Again, the list members themselves are preceded with <LI>. For exampe:

<UL>
<LI>Chinese
<LI>Indian
<LI>Mexican
</UL>

gives

Chinese
Indian
Mexican

Descriptive List

If you have a list where you elaborate on each item then this is the list for you. The list members are wrapped by <DL> and </DL>. In this case, the list members are split into the member title <DT>, and the member details <DD> with which you can elaborate to your heart's content. For example, here is a described shopping list:

<DL>
<DT>Milk
<DD>Semi-skimmed or skimmed but not full fat.
<DT>Fruit
<DD>Anything from oranges, bananas and apples, but definitely no grapefruit.
<DT>Dairy
<DD>Brie, Camembert and lots of chocolate. Ah well, forget the diet!
</DL>

gives

Milk: Semi-skimmed or skimmed but not full fat.
Fruit: Anything from oranges, bananas and apples, but definitely no grapefruit.
Dairy: Brie, Camembert and lots of chocolate. Ah well, forget the diet!

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