Revision 393323 of HTMLLIElement

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<p>The <strong><code>HTMLLIElement</code></strong> DOM interface expose specific properties and methods (beyond those defined by regular {{domxref("HTMLElement")}} interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating list elements.</p>
<h2 id="Properties">Properties</h2>
<p><em>Inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}.</em></p>
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      <th scope="col">Name</th>
      <th scope="col">Type</th>
      <th scope="col">Description</th>
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      <td><code>type</code>&nbsp;{{obsolete_inline}}</td>
      <td>{{domxref("DOMString")}}</td>
      <td>The type of the bullets, <code>"disc"</code>, <code>"square"</code> or <code>"circle"</code>. As the standard way of defining the list type is via the CSS {{cssxref("list-style-type")}} property, use the CSSOM methods to set it via a script.</td>
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      <td><code>value</code></td>
      <td><code>long</code></td>
      <td>Indicates the ordinal position of the <em>list element</em> inside a given {{HTMLElement("ol")}}. It reflects the {{htmlattrxref("value", "li")}} attribute of the HTML {{HTMLElement("li")}} element, and can be smaller than <code>0</code>. If the {{HTMLElement("li")}} element is not a child of an {{HTMLElement("ol")}} element, the property has no meaning.</td>
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<h2 id="Methods">Methods</h2>
<p><em>No specific method; inherits properties from its parent, {{domxref("HTMLElement")}}.</em></p>
<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
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      <th scope="col">Specification</th>
      <th scope="col">Status</th>
      <th scope="col">Comment</th>
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      <td>{{SpecName('HTML WHATWG', "grouping-content.html#the-li-element", "HTMLLIElement")}}</td>
      <td>{{Spec2('HTML WHATWG')}}</td>
      <td>No change from {{SpecName("HTML5 W3C")}}.</td>
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      <td>{{SpecName('HTML5 W3C', "grouping-content.html#the-li-element", "HTMLLIElement")}}</td>
      <td>{{Spec2('HTML5 W3C')}}</td>
      <td>The following properties is now obsolete: <code>type</code>.</td>
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      <td>{{SpecName('DOM2 HTML', 'html.html#ID-74680021', 'HTMLLIElement')}}</td>
      <td>{{Spec2('DOM2 HTML')}}</td>
      <td>No change from {{SpecName("DOM1")}}.</td>
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      <td>{{SpecName('DOM1', 'level-one-html.html#ID-74680021', 'HTMLLIElement')}}</td>
      <td>{{Spec2('DOM1')}}</td>
      <td>Initial definition.</td>
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<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
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        <th>Feature</th>
        <th>Chrome</th>
        <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
        <th>Internet Explorer</th>
        <th>Opera</th>
        <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
      </tr>
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        <td>Basic support</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatGeckoDesktop(1.0)}}&nbsp; [1]</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
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<div id="compat-mobile">
  <table class="compat-table">
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        <th>Feature</th>
        <th>Android</th>
        <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
        <th>IE Phone</th>
        <th>Opera Mobile</th>
        <th>Safari Mobile</th>
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        <td>Basic support</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatGeckoMobile(1.0)}} [1]</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
        <td>{{CompatVersionUnknown}}</td>
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    </tbody>
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<p>[1] Prior to Firefox 10, Gecko incorrectly reflected negative {{htmlattrxref("value", "li")}} attributes to <code>0</code>.</p>
<h2 id="See_Also">See Also</h2>
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  <li>The {{HTMLElement("li")}}, {{HTMLElement("ol")}}, {{HTMLElement("ul")}} and {{HTMLElement("menu")}} HTML elements.</li>
</ul>