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The HTMLOListElement interface provides special properties (beyond those defined on the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating ordered list elements.
EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLOListElementInherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLOListElement.reversedA boolean value reflecting the reversed and defining if the numbering is descending, that is its value is true, or ascending (false).
HTMLOListElement.startA long value reflecting the start and defining the value of the first number of the first element of the list.
HTMLOListElement.typeA string value reflecting the type and defining the kind of marker to be used to display. It can have the following values:
A boolean value indicating that spacing between list items should be reduced. This property reflects the compact attribute only, it doesn't consider the line-height CSS property used for that behavior in modern pages.
No specific method; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
| HTML # htmlolistelement |
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