COMPACT Attribute | compact Property

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Sets or retrieves a Boolean value indicating whether the list should be compacted by removing extra space between list objects.

What's New for Internet Explorer 6

This property now applies to the menu and dir objects.

Syntax

HTML <ELEMENT COMPACT ... >
Scripting object.compact(v) [ = bCompactList ]

Possible Values

bCompactList Boolean that specifies or receives one of the following values.
true Removes extra space between objects in list.
false Default. Does not remove extra space between objects in list.
The property is read/write. The property has a default value of false.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

There is no functionality implemented for the compact property for the ul, ol, dir and menu elements unless defined by the author.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the compact property in HTML. Note that the presence of the word COMPACT sets the compact property to true
<HTML>
<BODY>
<DL COMPACT>
<DT>Cat
<DD>A small domesticated mammal.
<DT>Lizard
<DD>A reptile generally found in dry areas.
</DL>
</BODY>
</HTML>
The following example shows how to set the compact property using Microsoft JScript®
<HTML>
<BODY>
<script>
//Function that toggles the compact property for the DL element below
function compactDLToggle()
{
animals.compact = !animals.compact;
toggle.innerText = "Compact = "+animals.compact;
}
</script>
<P style="color:blue; font-weight:bold">Effect of setting COMPACT property for a DL element</P>
<BUTTON id="toggle" onclick="compactDLToggle()">Toggle Compact Property</BUTTON>
<DL id=animals>
<DT>Cat
<DD>A small domesticated mammal.
<DT>Lizard
<DD>A reptile generally found in dry areas.
</DL>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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Standards Information

This property is deprecated in HTML and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

MENU, DIR, DL, UL, OL