The DOM Ol type Property is used to set or return the type attribute in an ordered list. This attribute defines which type(1, A, a, I and i) of order you want in your list numeric, alphabetic or roman numbers.
Syntax:
- It is used to return the type property.
olObject.type
- It is used to set the type property.
olObject.type = "1|a|A|i|I"
Property Values:
- 1: This is the default value. It defines the list items in decimal number.(1, 2, 3, 4 .).
- a: It defines the list items in alphabetically ordered lowercase letters .(a, b, c, d …)
- A: It defines the list items in alphabetically ordered uppercase letters.(A, B, C, D ..)
- i: It defines the list items in lowercase roman number order.(i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi …)
- I: It defines the list items in uppercase roman number order.(I, II, III, IV, V, VI ..)
Return Value: It returns a string value which represents the kind of marker used in the ordered list.
Example-1: HTML Program that illustrate how to set the type Property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
<head>
<title>dom ol type Property</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1 style ="color:green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2 style="color:green;">DOM ol type Property</h2>
<p>List of all computer Subjects are</p>
<ol id="GFG">
<li>Data Structures</li>
<li>Operating System</li>
<li>Python programming</li>
<li>DBMS</LI>
<li>Computer Network</li>
</ol>
<button onclick="myGeeks()">Submit</button>
<!-- Script to set the type of list -->
<script>
function myGeeks() {
var x = document.getElementById("GFG").type = "a";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Before clicking on the button :
After clicking on the button :
Example-2 : HTML Program that illustrate how to return the type Property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
<head>
<title>Dom ol type Property</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1 style ="color:green;">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2 style="color:green;">DOM ol type Property</h2>
<p>List of all computer Subjects are</p>
<ol id="GFG" type="I">
<li>Data Structures</li>
<li>Operating System</li>
<li>python programming</li>
<li>DBMS</li>
<li>Computer Network</li>
</ol>
<button onclick="myGeeks()">Submit</button>
<p id="sudo" style="font-size:25px;color:green;"></p>
<!-- Script to get the type of list -->
<script>
function myGeeks() {
var x = document.getElementById("GFG").type;
document.getElementById("sudo").innerHTML =
"The type of Ordered list:" + x;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Before clicking on the button:
After clicking on the button:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM ol type Property are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari