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listitem

listitem — A wrapper for the elements of a list item

Synopsis

Content Model

listitem ::=
((calloutlist|glosslist|bibliolist|itemizedlist|orderedlist|
segmentedlist|simplelist|variablelist|caution|important|note|
tip|warning|literallayout|programlisting|programlistingco|
screen|screenco|screenshot|synopsis|cmdsynopsis|funcsynopsis|
classsynopsis|fieldsynopsis|constructorsynopsis|
destructorsynopsis|methodsynopsis|formalpara|para|simpara|
address|blockquote|graphic|graphicco|mediaobject|mediaobjectco|
informalequation|informalexample|informalfigure|informaltable|
equation|example|figure|table|msgset|procedure|sidebar|qandaset|
task|productionset|constraintdef|anchor|bridgehead|remark|
highlights|abstract|authorblurb|epigraph|indexterm|beginpage)+)

Attributes

Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

override

CDATA

None

Description

The ListItem element is a wrapper around an item in a list. In an ItemizedList or an OrderedList, the ListItem surrounds the entire list item. In a VariableList, ListItem surrounds the “definition” part of the list item.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block. List items usually generate the appropriate mark (a number or bullet) and appear indented, next to the mark. In a VariableList, the presentation may be influenced by the length of the Term or Terms that precede the list item and by attributes on the list itself.

Parents

These elements contain listitem: itemizedlist, orderedlist, varlistentry.

Attributes

override

Override specifies the keyword for the type of mark to be used on this ListItem instead of the mark currently in use for the list.