<sl>

A simple list is a list that contains a few items of short, phrase-like content.

Rendering expectations

A simple list is typically rendered in the following way:

  • The content of each simple list item is placed on a separate line.
  • The lines are not distinguished by numbers, bullets, or icons.

Content model

<data>*, <sli>+

Contained by

<abstract>, <body>, <bodydiv>, <dd>, <desc>, <div>, <draft-comment>, <entry>, <example>, <fallback>, <fig>, <figgroup>, <fn>, <howtoavoid>, <li>, <linkinfo>, <lq>, <note>, <p>, <section>, <stentry>

In order
  1. Zero or more <data>
  2. One or more <sli>

Contained by

Inheritance

- topic/sl

The <sl> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and @compact.

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.

@compact
Specifies whether the vertical spacing between list items is tightened. The following values are valid: yes, no, and -dita-use-conref-target. Some DITA processors or output formats might not support the @compact attribute.

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows how a simple list could be used in a topic that discusses related modules:

<section>
  <title>Messages</title>
  <p>Messages from the ags_open module are identical with messages from:</p>
  <sl>
    <sli>ags_read</sli>
    <sli>ags_write</sli>
    <sli>ags_close</sli>
  </sl>
</section>