Defining lists

Sometimes you want to present information to the user that is not appropriate in paragraph form, such as list items, a sequence of items or actions, or definitions. For these situations (and many others), you can use the DTL list tags to format your text appropriately.

You can create these types of lists:

Note lists: Format as numbered lists of notes under a header called Notes.
Simple lists: Format as indented lists of items without any preceding identifiers.
Unordered lists: Format as indented lists of items with each item preceded by a bullet (o), a hyphen (-), or dashes (--), depending on the level of nesting.
Ordered lists: Format as indented lists of items with each item preceded by a number or letter indicating its sequence in the list.
Definition lists: Format in two columns, with terms in one column and their matching descriptions in the other. You can also specify headings for each column in the list. (This list is a definition list.)
Parameter lists: Format in two columns. This list is specifically designed to identify and define parameter terms.

The list items in note lists, simple lists, unordered lists, and ordered lists are created with the list item (LI) tag. The LI tag does not require an end tag. It is implicitly ended by another LI tag, an LP tag, or the end tag of the list it is coded within.