Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

<DIR> — NN all IE all HTML all

Synopsis

<DIR>...</DIR>

End Tag: Required

The original idea of the DIR element was to allow browsers to generate multicolumn lists of items. Virtually every browser, however, treats the DIR element the same as a UL element, to present an unordered single column list of items (usually preceded by a bullet). The DIR element is deprecated in HTML 4. You should be using the UL element, in any case, because you are assured backward compatibility and forward compatibility should this element ever disappear from the browser landscape. Everything said here also applies to the deprecated MENU element.

Example

Common DB Connector Types:
<DIR>
    <LI>DB-9
    <LI>DB-12
    <LI>DB-25
</DIR>

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.all.elementID

Attributes

CLASS	DIR	LANG	STYLE	TITLE
COMPACT	ID	LANGUAGE

Event Handler Attributes

Handler	NN	IE	HTML
onClick	n/a	4	4
onDblClick	n/a	4	4
onDragStart	n/a	4	n/a
onHelp	n/a	4	n/a
onKeyDown	n/a	4	4
onKeyPress	n/a	4	4
onKeyUp	n/a	4	4
onMouseDown	n/a	4	4
onMouseMove	n/a	4	4
onMouseOut	n/a	4	4
onMouseOver	n/a	4	4
onMouseUp	n/a	4	4
onSelectStart	n/a	4	n/a